Scheme & Syllabus

Bachelor of Science in Optometry

 B.Sc in Optometry : 4 years program

Course Structure:

YEAR 1 SEMESTER-I
Theory

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 1 Human Anatomy Part I 3

Subject 2 Human Physiology Part I 3

Subject 3 General Biochemistry Nutrition 4

Subject 4 Introduction to National Health Care System 3

(Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary)
Practical

Practical 1 Human Anatomy Part I 2

Practical 2 Human Physiology Part I 2

Practical 3 General Biochemistry 2

Community Orientation & Clinical Visit

Practical 4 2
(Including related practical to the Parent Course)
Total 21
 YEAR 1 SEMESTER-II
Theory
Item Item Name Credit

Subject 1 Human Anatomy Part II 2

Subject 2 Human Physiology Part II 2

Subject 3 General Microbiology 3

Subject 4 Basic Pathology & Hematology 4

Subject 5 Introduction to Quality and Patient safety 3

(Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary)
Practical

Practical 1 Human Anatomy Part II 2

Practical 2 Human Physiology Part II 1

Practical 3 General Microbiology 2

Practical 4 Basic Pathology & Hematology 2

Community Orientation & Clinical Visit

Practical 5 4
(Including related practical to the parent course)
Total 25
 YEAR 2 SEMESTER-III
Theory
Item Item Name Credit

Subject 1 Physical Optics 3

Subject 2 Geometrical Optics 3

Subject 3 Visual Optics I/II 4

Subject 4 Ocular disease I 4

Subject 5 Clinical Examination and Visual Systems 2

Practical

Practical 1 Physical Optics 2

Practical 2 Geometrical Optics 2

Practical 3 Visual Optics I/II 2

Practical 4 Clinical Examination and Visual Systems 2

Total 24

YEAR 2 SEMESTER-IV
Theory
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Optometric Optics I & II 4
Subject 2 Ocular diseases II & Glaucoma 3
Subject 3 Dispensing optics 3
Subject 4 Optometric Instrumentation 3
Subject 5 Basic & Ocular Pharmacology 2
Subject 6 Directed Clinical Education-I 5
Practical
Practical 1 Optometric Optics I & II 3
Practical 2 Dispensing optics 3
Practical 3 Optometric Instrumentation 1
Total 27
 YEAR 3 SEMESTER-V
Theory
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Contact Lenses I 3
Subject 2 Binocular Vision I&II 4
Subject 3 Low Vision Aids 2
Subject 4 Systemic Disease 3
Subject 5 Directed Clinical Education-II 9
Practical
Practical 1 Contact Lenses I 1
Practical 2 Binocular Vision I&II 1
Total 23

YEAR 3 SEMESTER-VI
Theory
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Contact Lenses II 2
Subject 2 Sports Vision 2
Subject 3 Pediatrics and Geriatric Optometry 2
Subject 4 Occupational Optometry 2
Subject 5 Directed Clinical Education-II 12
Practical
Practical 1 Contact Lenses II 1
Practical 2 Pediatrics and Geriatric Optometry 1
Total 22
 YEAR 4 SEMESTER-VII
Item Item Name Credit
Internship Internship 20
Total 20

YEAR 4 SEMESTER-VIII
Item Item Name Credit
Project Research Project 20
Total 20
 Detailed Syllabus

YEAR 1 SEMESTER-I
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Human Anatomy- Part I 3

Course Objectives:
• To introduce the students to the concepts related to General anatomy, Muscular, Respiratory, Circulatory,
Digestive and Excretory system

Sr. Topics No. of

No. Hrs.
1 Introduction to Anatomy, Terminology, Cell and Cell division, Tissues of body, 5
Skin
Skeletal System - Classification of bones, Parts of developing long bone and its blood
supply, Joints I- Classification of joints, Joints II- Synovial Joint, Appendicular skeleton 8
2
I- Bones of upper Limb, Appendicular skeleton II- Bones of lower limb, Axial skeleton-
I, Axial skeleton-II
Muscular System - Muscle I-Types, Muscle II- Muscle groups and movements,
3 Muscles of Upper limb, Muscles of lower limb, Muscles of Neck, Muscles of back, 7
Muscles of abdomen
4 Joints – Shoulder, Hip, Knee, Movements and muscle groups producing movements 4
at other joints
5 Respiratory System - Introduction to Respiratory system, Larynx, Thoracic cage and 6
diaphragm, Lung & Pleura, Trachea &Bronchopulmonary segments, Mediastinum
Circulatory System - Types of blood vessels, Heart& Pericardium, Coronary
6 5
Circulation, Overview of mediastinum, Blood vessels of Thorax
Digestive System - GIT I- Pharynx, Esophagus, GIT II-Stomach, GIT III- Small and
7 Large Intestine, GIT IV-Liver &Gall Bladder, GIT V- Spleen, GIT VI-Pancreas, 7
Salivary glands
8 Excretory System - Kidney, Ureter, Bladder, Urethra, Pelvis dynamic 3
Total 45 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 1 Human Anatomy- Part I 2

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 Introduction to Anatomy, Terminology, Cell and Cell division, Tissues of body,

Skin
Skeletal System - Classification of bones, Parts of developing long bone and its
2 blood supply, Joints I - Classification of joints, Joints II- Synovial Joint, Appendicular
skeleton I- Bones of upper Limb, Appendicular skeleton II- Bones of lower limb,
Axial skeleton-I , Axial skeleton-II
Muscular System - Muscle I-Types, Muscle II- Muscle groups and movements,
3 Muscles of Upper limb, Muscles of lower limb, Muscles of Neck, Muscles of back,
Muscles of abdomen
4 Joints – Shoulder, Hip, Knee, Movements and muscle groups producing,
movements at other joints 60
Respiratory System - Introduction to Respiratory system, Larynx, Thoracic cage
5 and diaphragm, Lung & Pleura, Trachea &Bronchopulmonary segments,
Mediastinum
6 Circulatory System - Types of blood vessels, Heart& Pericardium, Coronary
Circulation, Overview of mediastinum, Blood vessels of Thorax
Digestive System - GIT I- Pharynx, Esophagus, GIT II-Stomach, GIT III- Small and
7 Large Intestine, GIT IV-Liver &Gall Bladder, GIT V- Spleen, GIT VI-Pancreas
, Salivary glands
8 Excretory System - Kidney, Ureter, Bladder, Urethra, Pelvis dynamic
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Manipal Manual of Anatomy for Allied Health Sciences courses: Madhyastha S.
• G.J. Tortora& N.P Anagnostakos: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
• B.D. Chaurasia: Handbook of General Anatomy
• T.S. Ranganathan: Text book of Human Anatomy
• Inderbirsingh, G P Pal: Human Embryology
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 2 Human Physiology Part I 3

Course Objectives:
• To teach basic physiological concepts related to General physiology, Hematology, Nerve-Muscle
physiology, Cardiovascular, D i g e s t i v e & Respiratory physiology

Sr. No. of
No. Topics Hrs.
1 General Physiology- Introduction to physiology, Homeostasis, Transport Across cell
membrane 3
Blood - Composition, properties and functions of Blood, Hematopoiesis,
Hemogram (RBC, WBC, Platelet count, Hb Concentrations), Blood Groups - ABO
2 10
and RH grouping, Coagulations & Anticoagulants, Anemias: Causes, effects &
treatment, Body Fluid: Compartments, Composition, Immunity – Lymphoid tissue
Cardio vascular system - Introduction, general organization, functions & importance
of CVS, Structure of heart, properties of cardiac muscle, Junctional tissues of heart &
3 their functions, Origin & spread of Cardiac Impulse, cardiac pacemaker, Cardiac cycle 10
& E C G, Heart Rate & its regulation, Cardiac output, Blood Pressure definition &
normal values, Physiological needs & variation, regulation of BP
Digestive system - General Introduction, organization, innervations & blood supply of
Digestive system, Composition and functions of all Digestive juices, Movements of
4 6
Digestive System (Intestine), Digestion & Absorption of Carbohydrate, Proteins &
Fats
Respiratory System -Physiologic anatomy, functions of respiratory system, non-
respiratory functions of lung, Mechanism of respiration, Lung Volumes & capacities,
5 10
Transport of Respiratory GasesO2, Transport of Respiratory Gases CO2, Regulation of
Respiration.
Muscle nerve physiology - Structure of neuron & types, Structure of skeletal Muscle,
6 sarcomere, Neuromuscular junction& Transmission. Excitation & contraction coupling 6
(Mechanism of muscle contraction)
Total 45 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 2 Human Physiology Part I 2

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 Study of Microscope and its use, Collection of Blood and study of Hemocytometer

2 Hemoglobinometry
3 White Blood Cell count
4 Red Blood Cell count
60
5 Determination of Blood Groups
6 Leishman’s staining and Differential WBC Count
7 Determination of Bleeding Time, Determination of Clotting Time
8 Pulse & Blood Pressure Recording, Auscultation for Heart Sounds
9 Artificial Respiration –Demonstration, Spirometry-Demonstration
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Basics of medical Physiology –D Venkatesh and H.H Sudhakar, 3rd edition.
• Principles of Physiology – DevasisPramanik, 5th edition
• Textbook of Medical Physiology, Guyton, 2nd South Asia Edition.
• Textbook of Physiology Volume I & II (for MBBS) – Dr. A. K. Jain
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 3 General Biochemistry & Nutrition 4

Course Objectives:
• Structure, function and interrelationship of biomolecules and consequences of deviation from
normal.
• Integration of the various aspects of metabolism, and their regulatory pathways.

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 Introduction and scope of biochemistry 1

Chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acid–

Chemistry of Carbohydrates: Definition, Functions, Properties, Outline of
classification with e.g. (Definition of Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides
and their examples).
2 Chemistry of Proteins: Amino acids (total number of amino acids, essential and non- 12
essential amino acids). Definition, Classification of Proteins Structural organization of
protein, Denaturation of Proteins.
Chemistry of Lipids: Definition, functions, Classification (Simple Lipids, Compound
Lipids, Derived Lipids.) Essential Fatty Acids.
Chemistry of Nucleic acid: Nucleosides and Nucleotides, Watson and Crick model of
DNA,
RNA- it’s type along with functions

3 Elementary knowledge of enzymes - Classification, mechanism of enzyme action,

8
Factors affecting activity of enzymes, enzyme specificity, Enzyme inhibition,
Isoenzymes and their diagnostic importance.

4 Biological oxidation - Brief concept of biological oxidation: Definition of Oxidative 5

phosphorylation Electron transport chain. Inhibitors and Uncouplers briefly
Metabolism of Carbohydrate: Glycolysis, TCA cycle, Definition and significance of
glycogenesis and glycogenolysis. Definition and significance of HMP shunt, definition
and significance of gluconeogenesis. Regulation of blood Glucose level, Diabetes
Mellitus, Glycosuria. Glucose Tolerance Test.
5 Metabolism of Proteins: Transamination, Transmethylation reactions. Urea cycle,
Functions of glycine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan and Sulphur containing amino 14
acids.
Metabolism of Lipid: Outline of beta oxidation with energetic, Ketone bodies
(Enumerate) and its importance. Functions of cholesterol and its biomedical
significance. Lipid profile and its diagnostic importance. Fatty liver, lipotropic factor,
atherosclerosis.
Metabolism of Nucleic acid: Purine catabolism (F o r m a t i o n of uric acid), Gout
 Vitamins and Minerals- RDA, Sources, functions and deficiency manifestations of
6 Fat-soluble vitamins.
RDA, sources, functions and deficiency manifestations of Water- s o l u b l e vitamins. 5
RDA, Sources, functions and deficiency manifestations of Calcium, Phosphorous, Iron,
Iodine
7 Principle and applications of: Colorimeters, pH Meter 5
Pre examination Skills - Collection and preservation of samples (Anticoagulants),
8 transportation & separation of biological specimens, Sample rejection criteria, 5
Disposal of biological Waste materials.
Nutrition: History of Nutrition, Nutrition as a science, Food groups, RDA, Balanced
diet, diet planning, Assessment of nutritional status, Energy: Units of energy,
9 Measurements of energy and value of food, Energy expenditure, Total energy/calorie 5
requirement for different age groups
and diseases, Satiety value, Energy imbalance- obesity, starvation, Limitations of the
daily food guide, Role of essential nutrients in the balanced diet
Total 60 hrs

Item Item Name Credit

Practical 3 General Biochemistry & Nutrition 2

No. of
Sr. No. Topics
Hrs.

1 Introduction to Personnel protective equipment used in laboratory and their importance

(LCD)
2 Handling of colorimeters – operation and maintenance (LCD)
3 Serum electrolytes measurement (only demo)
4 Demonstration of semi- automated / fully automated blood analyzer
Demonstration of tests for carbohydrates (Monosaccharides, disaccharides and 60
5
polysaccharides)
6 Precipitation Reactions of protein (only demonstration)
7 Test on bile salts (only demonstration)
8 Tests on Normal constituents of Urine (only demo)
9 Tests on Abnormal constituents of Urine (only demo)
Total 60 hrs
Text /Reference Books
• Medical Laboratory Technology (Volume 1): Procedure Manual for RoutineDiagnostic, Kanai Mukharjee
• An Introduction to Chemistry, 8th Edition by Mark Bishop
• Clinical Chemistry made easy, 1stEidtion by Hughes
rd
• Textbook of Medical Laboratory Technology, Volume 1, 3 Edition by PrafulGhodkar

Item Item Name Credit

Introduction to National Health care system
Subject 4 3
(Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary)

Course Objectives:
• To teach the measures of the health services and high-quality health care
• To understand whether the health care delivery system is providing high-quality health care and
whether quality is changing over time.

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Introduction to healthcare delivery system - Healthcare delivery system in India at
1 primary, secondary and tertiary car; Community participation in healthcare delivery 10
system; Health system in developed countries; Private / Govt Sector; National Health
Mission; National Health Policy; Issues in Health Care Delivery System in India
2 National Health Program- Background objectives, action plan, targets, operations,
achievements and constraints in various National Heath Program. 8

Introduction to AYUSH system of medicine - Introduction to Ayurveda; Yoga and

3 Naturopathy; Unani; Siddha; Homeopathy; Need for integration of various system of 8
medicine
4 Health scenario of India- past, present and future 4
5 Demography & Vital Statistics- Demography – its concept; Census & its impact on 5
health policy
Epidemiology - Principles of Epidemiology; Natural History of disease; Methods of
Epidemiological studies; Epidemiology of communicable & non-communicable
6 10
diseases, disease, transmission, host defense immunizing agents, cold chain,
immunization, disease, monitoring and surveillance.
Total 45 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• National Health Programs of India National Policies and Legislations Related to Health: 1 J. Kishore
• A Dictionary of Public Health Paperback by J Kishor
• Health System in India: Crisis & Alternatives, National Coordination Committee, Jan Swasthya
Abhiyan
 Item Item Name Credit

Community Orientation &Clinical Visit (Including related

Practical 4 2
Practical’s to the Parent Course)

YEAR 1 SEMESTER-II
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Human Anatomy- Part II 2

Course Objectives:
• To teach the students the basic anatomy of Reproductive, Lymphatic Endocrine, N e r v o u s system
and Special senses

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Reproductive system - Male- Testis, Spermatic Cord, Female- Ovaries & Fallopian 6
tube, Uterus
2 Lymphatic system - Lymphoid Organs, Lymph node groups- Cervical, Axillary, 5
Inguinal
3 Endocrine system - Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pituitary 4
Nervous system - Introduction to nervous system (Neuron, ANS, PNS) Meninges,
4 Cerebrum I, Cerebrum II, Cerebellum, Blood supply of Brain, Brain stem, Spinal cord, 12
Cranial and peripheral nerves, CSF & Ventricles
5 Sensory system - Eye (Gross anatomy), Ear 3
Total 30 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 1 Human Anatomy- Part II 2

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Reproductive system - Male- Testis, Spermatic Cord, Female- Ovaries &
1
Fallopian tube, Uterus
2 Lymphatic system - Lymphoid Organs, Lymph node groups- Cervical, Axillary,
Inguinal
3 Endocrine system - Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, Pituitary 60
Nervous system - Introduction to nervous system (Neuron, ANS, PNS)
4 Meninges, Cerebrum I, Cerebrum II, Cerebellum, Blood supply of Brain, Brain
stem, Spinal cord, Cranial and peripheral nerves, CSF & Ventricles
5 Sensory system - Eye (Gross anatomy), Ear
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Manipal Manual of Anatomy for Allied Health Sciences courses: Madhyastha S.
• G.J. Tortora& N.P Anagnostakos: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
• Peter L. Williams and Roger Warwick: - Gray's Anatomy - Descriptive and Applied, 36th Ed;
Churchill Livingstone.

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 2 Human Physiology - Part II 2

Course Objectives:
• To teach basic physiological concepts related to Renal physiology, Endocrinology& Reproductive
physiology, CNS, Special senses

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Nervous system -Functions of Nervous system, Neuron – Conduction of Impulses,
factors affecting, Synapse- transmission, Receptors, Reflexes Ascending tracts,
1 Descending tracts, Functions of various parts of the Brain. Cerebro-Spinal Fluid 10
(CSF): Composition, functions & Circulation, Lumbar Puncture, Autonomic Nervous
System (ANS): Functions.
Special senses- Vision: Structure of Eye, functions of different parts, Refractive
errors of Eye and correction, Visual Pathway, Color vision & tests for color Blindness, 6
2
Hearing: Structure and function of ear, Mechanism of Hearing, Tests for
Hearing (Deafness)
3 Skin - Structure and function, Body temperature, Regulation of Temperature & fever. 4
 Endocrine System - Short description of various endocrine glands and their
4 2
functions
Reproductive systems - Structure & Functions of Reproductive system, Male
Reproductive System: spermatogenesis, Testosterone, Female reproductive system:
5 Ovulation, Menstrual cycle, Oogenesis, Tests for Ovulation, Estrogen 4
& Progesterone, Pregnancy test, Parturition. Contraceptives, Lactation: Composition
of Milk, advantages of breast Feeding.
Excretory System
General Introduction, structure & functions of kidney, Renal circulation, Glomerular
6 4
filtration & tubular reabsorption, Nephron, Juxta Glomerular Apparatus, Mechanism of
Urine formation, Micturition, Cystometrogram. Diuretics, Artificial Kidney.
Total 30 hrs

Item Item Name Credit

Practical 2 Human Physiology - Part II 1

No. of
Sr. No. Topics
Hrs.
1 Recording of body temperature
2 Examination of sensory system
3 Examination of motor system 30
4 Examination of Eye
5 Examination of ear
Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Basics of medical Physiology –D Venkatesh and H.H Sudhakar, 3rd edition.
• Principles of Physiology – Devasis Pramanik, 5th edition.
• Textbook of Medical Physiology, Guyton, 2nd South Asia Edition.
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 3 General Microbiology 3

Course Objectives:
• To introduce basic principles and then applies clinical relevance in four segments of the academic
preparation for paramedical: immunology, bacteriology, mycology, and virology. This rigorous
course includes many etiological agents responsible for global infectious diseases.

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Concepts and Principles of Microbiology - Historical Perspective, Koch’s 4
Postulates, Importance of Microbiology, Microscopy, Classification of Microbes.
General Characters of Microbes - Morphology, staining methods, Bacterial growth
2 & nutrition, Culture media and culture methods +ABS, Collection of specimens,
6
transport and processing, antimicrobial mechanism and action, Drug Resistance
minimization.
Sterilization and Disinfection - Concept of sterilization, Disinfection asepsis,
3 Physical methods of Sterilization, Chemical methods (Disinfection), OT Sterilization, 5
Biological waste and Biosafety & Biohazard.
Infection and Infection Control - Infection, Sources, portal of entry and exit,
4 Standard (Universal) safety Precautions & hand hygiene, Hospital acquired infections 3
& Hospital Infection Control
Immunity - Types Classification, Antigen, Antibody – Definition and types, Ag-Ab
5 reactions – Types and examples, Procedure of Investigation & Confidentiality, 6
Monoprophylaxis – Types of vaccines, cold chain, Immunization Schedule.
Systemic Bacteriology (Morphology, diseases caused, specimen collection & lists
of laboratory tests) – Introduction, Gram Positive Cocci & Gram- N e g a t i v e
6 7
Cocci, Enterobacteriaceae& Gram-negative bacilli, Mycobacteria, Anaerobic bacteria
&Spirochaetes, Zoonotic diseases, Common Bacterial infections of eye.
Mycology - Introduction, Classification, outline of lab diagnosis, List of Fungi
7 causing: Common fungal infections of eyes, Superficial Mycoses, Deep mycoses & 3
opportunistic, Fungi.
8 Virology - Common Viral infection of eye, Introduction, General Properties, outline 4
of lab diagnosis& Classification, HIV Virus, Hepatitis -B Virus.
Parasitology – Morphology, Life Cycle & Outline of Lab Diagnosis & Classification,
Common parasite infection of eye, Protozoa- E, histolytica, Malarial Parasite, General 7
9
properties, classification, list of diseases caused by: Cestodes and Trematodes,
Intestinal Nematodes & Tissue Nematodes, Vectors.
Total 45 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 3 General Microbiology 2

No. of
Sr. No. Topics Hrs.
1 Concepts and Principles of Microbiology
2 General Characters of Microbes
3 Sterilization and Disinfection
4 Infection and Infection Control
5 Immunity
60
Systemic Bacteriology (Morphology, diseases caused, specimen collection & lists of
6 laboratory test)
7 Mycology
8 Virology
9 Parasitology
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Text Book of Microbiology for Nursing Students, Anant Narayan Panikar
• Text Book of Ophthalmology, Khurana
• Text Book of Microbiology, Baveja

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 4 Basic Pathology & Hematology 4

Course Objectives:
• Understand the importance of clinical information in supporting a timely, accurate pathological
diagnosis
• Describe normal and disordered hematopoiesis
• Develop implement and monitor a personal continuing education strategy and critically appraise
sources of pathology related medical information
Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Introduction to Pathology 1
2 Working and maintenance of instruments 2
General principles of Hematology techniques, blood collection, anticoagulants,
3 fixation, processing, routine staining, Hemoglobin, TLC, DLC, Peripheral smear 10
(CBC report), platelet counts, cell counter working
4 General principles of Histopathology techniques collection, fixation, processing &
routine staining 3

5 General principles of Cytopathology techniques collection, fixation, processing &

5
routine staining
General principles of Clinical Pathology techniques sample collection, processing for
6 routine test, normal urine & urine examination, urine strip, introductions to body 10
fluids (Distinguish between Transudate and exudate)
7 General principles of Blood Bank techniques antigen, antibody, ABO & Rh system 5
8 General principles of Autopsy & Museum 4
General Pathology including introduction to:
I) Cell Injury (Reversible, Irreversible cell injury)
II) Inflammation (Acute inflammation, cells, Chronic inflammation, granuloma and
examples
9 III) Circulatory disturbances (Thrombosis, Embolism, Edema- ascetic, pleural, 8
pericardial- effusions, Shock, Allergy, Anaphylaxis-Definition, Morphological
features, And distinguishing features)
IV) Neoplasia (Definition of Anaplasia, dysplasia, metaplasia and metastasis and
difference between benign and malignant lesions)
Systemic pathology basis and morphology of common disorders like
I) Anemia (types-Iron deficiency, megaloblastic, Aplastic-Etiology, Pathogenesis
Investigation)-
10 II) Leukemia (Acute and chronic, Peripheral smear), AIDS (Definition,
Pathogenesis, Mode of transmission, Two Confirmatory test Tri dot, Western blot), 8
Hepatitis (Types, Etiology, Mode of spread)
III) Malaria- (Mode of spread
IV) Tuberculosis- (Primary and secondary tb, Granuloma formation, Mode of
transmission, Organs involved
11 Maintenance and medicolegal importance of records and specimens, Lab
3
information system (LIMS)
12 Biomedical Waste, Universal Safety Precaution (Protocol to be followed after -Needle
injury, chemical injury 1
Total 60 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 4 Basic Pathology & Hematology 2

No. of
Sr. No. Topics
Hrs.
1 Working and maintenance of instruments,
General principles of Hematology techniques, blood collection, anticoagulants,
fixation, processing, routine staining, Hemoglobin, TLC, DLC, Peripheral
2 smear
(CBC report), platelet counts, cell counter working
General principles of Histopathology techniques collection, fixation, processing
3 & routine staining
60
General principles of Cytopathology techniques collection, fixation, processing
4 & routine staining
General p r i n c i p l e s of Clinical Pathology techniques sample collection,
processing for routine test, normal urine & urine examination, urine strip,
5
introductions to body fluids (Distinguish between Transudate and exudate)
6 General principles of Blood Bank techniques antigen, antibody, ABO & Rh system
7 General principles of Autopsy & Museum
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• A Handbook of Medical Laboratory (Lab) Technology: Editor) Second Edition. V.H. Talib (Ed.).
• Comprehensive Textbook of Pathology for Nursing: Pathology Clinical Pathology Genetics. Ak
Mandal Shramana Choudhury, Published by Avichal Publishing Compnay | Language English
• Textbook of Medical Laboratory Technology- PrafulB. Godkar, Darshan P. Godkar

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 5 Introduction to Quality and Patient safety 3

Course Objectives:
• The objective of the course is to help students understand the basic concepts of quality in health Care
and develop skills to implement sustainable quality assurance program in the health system.
• To understand the basics of emergency care and life support skills.
• To Manage an emergency including moving a patient
 Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Quality assurance and management – Concepts of Quality of Care, Quality
1 7
Improvement Approaches, Standards and Norms, Introduction to NABH guidelines
Basics of emergency care and life support skills - Basic life support (BLS), Vital
signs and primary assessment, Basic emergency care – first aid and triage, Ventilations
2 including use of bag-valve-masks (BVMs), Choking, rescue breathing methods, One- 7
and Two-rescuer CPR
Bio medical waste management and environment safety -Definition of Biomedical
Waste, Waste minimization, BMW – Segregation, collection, transportation, treatment
and disposal (including color coding), Liquid BMW, Radioactive waste, Metals /
3 8
Chemicals / Drug waste, BMW Management & methods of disinfection, Modern
technology for handling BMW, Use of Personal protective equipment (PPE), Monitoring
& controlling of cross infection (Protective devices)
Infection prevention and control - Evidence-based infection control principles and
practices [such as sterilization, disinfection, effective hand hygiene and use of
4 Personal protective equipment (PPE)], Prevention & control of common healthcare 8
associated infections, Components of an effective infection control program,
Guidelines (NABH and JCI) for Hospital Infection Control

Antibiotic Resistance - History of Antibiotics, How Resistance Happens and Spreads, Types
5 of resistance- Intrinsic, Acquired, Passive, Trends in Drug Resistance, Actions to Fight 8
Resistance, Bacterial persistence, Antibiotic sensitivity, Consequences of antibiotic resistance

Disaster preparedness and management - Fundamentals of emergency management,

6 psychological impact management, Resource management, Preparedness and risk 7
reduction, information management, incident command and institutional mechanisms.
Total 45 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Washington Manual of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Paperback – 2016 by Fondahn.
• Understanding Patient Safety, Second Edition by Robert Wachter (Author)
• Handbook of Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Author: Girdhar J Gyani, Alexander Thomas

Item Item Name Credit

Community orientation & clinical visit (Including
Practical 5 4
related practical to the Parent Course)
 YEAR 2 SEMESTER-III
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Physical Optics 3

Course Objectives:
• The objective of this course is to equip the students with a thorough knowledge of properties of
light. At the end of this course, students will be able to predict the distribution of light under
various conditions

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Nature of light –light as electromagnetic oscillation –wave equation; 3
Ideas of sinusoidal oscillations –simple harmonic oscillation; transverse nature of
2 8
oscillation; concepts of frequency, wavelength, amplitude and phase,
Sources of light; Electromagnetic Spectrum, Polarized light; linearly polarized light;
and circularly polarized light, Intensity of polarized light; Malus ‘Law; polarizers and
analyzers; Methods of producing polarized light; Brewster’s angle, Birefringence;
ordinary and extraordinary rays, Relationship between amplitude and intensity,
3 Coherence; interference; constructive interference, destructive interference; fringes; 17
fringe width, Double slits, multiple slits, gratings, Diffraction; diffraction by a circular
aperture; Airy’s disc, Resolution of an instrument (telescope, for example); Raleigh’s
criterion, Scattering; Raleigh’s scattering; Tyndall effect, Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence,
Basics of Lasers –coherence; population inversion; spontaneous emission; Einstein’s
theory of lasers, Radiometry; solid angle; radiometric units; photopic and scotopic
4
luminous efficiency and efficacy curves; photometric units, Inverse square law of 13
photometry; Lambert’s law,
5 Other units of light measurement; retinal illumination; Trolands 4
Total 45 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 1 Physical Optics 2

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

Gratings – determination of grating constant using Sodium vapor
1 lamp; determination of wavelengths of light from Mercury vapor lamp
Circular Apertures – measurements of Airy’s disc for apertures of various
2 sizes
3 Verification of Malus’ Law using a polarizer – analyzer combination 60
4 Demonstration of birefringence using Calcite crystals
5 Measurement of the resolving power of telescopes.
6 Newton’s rings
Demonstration of fluorescence and phosphorescence using crystals and
7 paints
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Subrahmanyan N, BrijLal, A text book of Optics, S. Chand Co Ltd, New Delhi, India, 2003.
• Pedrotti L. S, Pedrotti Sr. F. L, Optics and Vision, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA, 1998.
• Keating NM. P, Geometric, Physical and Visual Optics, Butterworth- Heinemann, Massachusetts, USA,
2002.

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 2 Geometrical Optics 3

Course Objectives:
• The objective of this course is to equip the students with a thorough knowledge of mirrors and
lenses. At the end of this course, students will be able
• To predict the basic properties of the images formed on the retina by the optics of the eye.

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Geometrical Optics I - Nature of light –light as electromagnetic oscillation; ideas of
sinusoidal oscillations; amplitude and phase; speed of light in vacuum and other media;
1 refractive index, Wave fronts–spherical, elliptical and plane; Curvature and vergence; 5
rays; convergence and divergence in terms of rays and vergence; vergence at a
distance, Refractive index; its dependence on wavelength,
Fermat’s and Huygen’s Principle –Derivation of laws of reflection and refraction
(Snell’s law) from these principles, Plane mirrors –height of the mirror; rotation of the 2
2
mirror,
 Reflection by a spherical mirror –paraxial approximation; sign convention; derivation
of vergence equation, Imaging by concave mirror, convex mirror, Reflectivity;
transmissivity; Snell’s Law, Refraction at a plane surface, Glass slab; displacement
without deviation; displacement without dispersion, thick prisms; angle of prism; 5
deviation produced by a prism; refractive index of the prism, Prisms; angular
3
dispersion; dispersive power; Abbe’s number, Definition of crown and flint glasses;
materials of high refractive index,
Thin prism –definition; definition of Prism diopter; deviation produced by a thin
prism; its dependence on refractive index, Refraction by a spherical surface; sign
convention; introduction to spherical aberration using image formed by a 5
spherical surface of a distance object; sag formula, Paraxial approximation;
4 derivation of vergence equation, Imaging by a positive powered surface and
negative powered surface, Vergence at a distance formula; effectivity of a refracting
surface,
Definition of a lens as a combination of two surfaces; different types of lens shapes,
Image formation by a lens by application of vergence at a distance formula;
definitions of front and back vertex powers; equivalent power; first and second 6
5 principal planes/points; primary and secondary focal planes/points; primary and
secondary focal lengths,
Newton’s formula; linear magnification; angular magnification, Nodal Planes, Thin
lens as a special case of thick lens; review of sign convention, Imaging by a thin
convex lens; image properties (real/virtual; erect/inverted; magnified/minified) for
6 various object positions, Imaging by a thin concave lens; image properties 6
(real/virtual; erect/inverted; magnified/minified) for various object positions,
Prentice’s Rule, System of two thin lenses; review of front and back vertex powers
and equivalent power, review of six cardinal points, System of more than two thin
lenses; calculation of equivalent power using magnification formula
Geometrical Optics II - Vergence and vergence techniques revised, Gullstrand’s
schematic eyes, visual acuity, Stile Crawford, Emmetropia and ametropia, Blur retinal
7 Imaginary, Correction of spherical ametropia, vertex distance and effective power, 5
dioptric power of the spectacle, to calculate the dioptric power, angular magnification
of spectacles in aphakic,
8 Thin lens model of the eye –angular magnification –spectacle and relative spectacle 3
magnification,
9 Aperture stops- entrance and exit pupils, 2
10 Astigmatism. - To calculate the position of the line image in a sphero-cylindrical lens, 2
Accommodation –Accommodation formulae and calculations, Presbyopia- Spectacle
11 magnification, angular magnification of spectacle lens, near point, calculation of add, 2
depth of field,
12 Spatial distribution of optical information- modulation transfer functions- Spatial 2
filtering- applications, Visual optics of aphakia and pseudophakia.

Total 45hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 2 Geometrical Optics 2

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

Thick Prism – determination of prism angle and dispersive power; calculation of the
1
refractive index
Thin Prism – measurement of deviation; calculation of the prism diopter, Image
2 formation by spherical mirrors
Convex lens - power determination using lens gauge, power determination using
3
distant object method; power determination using the vergence formula
4 Concave lens – in combination with a convex lens – power determination.
Construction of a tabletop telescope – all three types of telescopes - Construction of
5 a tabletop microscope
Imaging by a cylindrical lens – relationship between cylinder axis and image
6 orientation,
60
Imaging by two cylinders in contact – determination of the position of CLC;
verification of CLC using a spherical lens with power equal to the spherical
7 equivalent; orientations and position of the line images
and their relation to the cylinders’ powers and orientations,
8 Imaging by a spherocylindrical lens – sphere and cylinder in contact
Determination of the position of CLC; verification of CLC using a spherical lens
with power equal to the spherical equivalent; orientations and position of the line
9
images and their relation to the
cylinder’s power and orientation
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Tunnacliffe A. H, Hirst J. G, Optics, The association of British Dispensing Opticians, London, U.K., 1990.
• Pedrotti L. S, Pedrotti Sr. F. L, Optics and Vision, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA, 1998

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 3 Visual Optics I/II 4

Course Objectives:
• Upon completion of the course, the student should be able:
• To understand the fundamentals of optical components of the eye
• To gain theoretical knowledge and practical skill on visual acuity measurement, objective and
Courseive clinical refraction
Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Review of Geometrical Optics: Vergence and power: Conjugacy, object space and
image space, Sign convention, Spherical refracting surface, Cardinal points,
1 Magnification, Light and visual function, Clinical Relevance of: Fluorescence, 17
Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Aberration and application Spherical and
Chromatic
Optics of Ocular Structure: Cornea and aqueous, Crystalline lens, Vitreous 16
2 Schematic and reduced eye
Measurements of Optical Constants of the Eye: Corneal curvature and thickness,
Keratometry, Curvature of the lens, Axial length and axis of the eye, Basic Aspects of 15
3
Vision., Visual Acuity, Light and Dark Adaptation, Color Vision, Spatial and
Temporal Resolution
Refractive anomalies and their causes: Etiology of refractive anomalies, Contributing
12
4 variability and their ranges, Growth of the eye in relation to refractive
errors

Total 60 hrs

Item Item Name Credit

Practical 3 Visual Optics I/II 2

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

1 Study of Purkinje image II and I.
2 Study of Purkinje image III and IV.
3 Measurement of corneal curvature
4 Measurement of corneal thickness
5 Assessment with schematic eye
6 Conjugate points – demonstration- worked examples
7 Visual acuity charts
8 Vision through pinhole, slit, filters, etc.
9 Visual acuity, stereo acuity in emmetropia
10 Myopia and pseudo myopia, myopia and visual acuity
60
11 Myopic correction- Courseive verification and monocular and binocular
12 Hypermetropia – determination of manifest error Courseively
13 Hypermetropic correction- Courseive verification
Demonstration of astigmatism: Use of slit and keratometry to find the principal
14
meridians
Total 60 hrs
 Text /Reference Books
• A H Tunnacliffe: Visual optics, The Association of British Optician, 1987
• AG Bennett & RB Rabbets: Clinical Visual optics, 3rd edition, Butterworth Heinemann, 1998

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 4 Ocular Diseases I 4

Course Objectives:
• At the end of the course the students will be knowledgeable in the following aspects of ocular diseases:
knowledge, on the etiology, epidemiology, symptoms, signs, course sequelae of ocular disease, diagnostic
approach, and management of the ocular diseases.

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Orbit: Applied Anatomy, Proptosis (Classification, Causes, Investigations),
Enophthalmos, Orbital Inflammations (Preseptal cellulites, Orbital cellulitis cavernous
1 sinus Thrombosis), Grave’s Ophthalmopathy, Orbital blowout fractures, Approach to a 10
patient with proptosis
Lids: Applied Anatomy, Congenital anomalies (Ptosis, Coloboma, Epicanthus,
Distichiasis, Cryptophthalmos), Oedema of the eyelids (Inflammatory, Solid, Passive
edema), Inflammatory disorders (Blepharitis, External Hordeolum, Chalazion, Internal
2 hordeolum, Molluscum Contagiosum) , Anomalies in the position of the lashes and Lid 10
Margin (Trichiasis, Ectropion, Entropion, Symblepharon, Blepharophimosis,
Lagophthalmos, Blepharospasm, Ptosis)., Tumors (Papillomas, Xanthelasma,
Haemangioma, Basal carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, sebaceous gland melanoma)
Lacrimal System: Applied Anatomy, Tear Film, The Dry Eye (S j o g r e n ’ s Syndrome),
3 The watering eye (E t i o l o g y , clinical evaluation), Dacryocystitis, Swelling of the 10
Lacrimal gland (Dacryoadenitis)
Conjunctiva: Applied Anatomy, I n f l a m m a t i o n s of conjunctiva (I n f e c t i v e
conjunctivitis – bacterial, chlamydial, viral, Allergic conjunctivitis, Granulomatous
conjunctivitis), Degenerative conditions (Pinguecula, Pterygium, Concretions), 10
4
Symptomatic conditions (Hyperaemia, Chemosis, Ecchymosis, Xerosis, Discoloration),
Cysts and Tumors
Cornea: Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Congenital Anomalies (Megalocornea,
Microcornea, Cornea plana, Congenital cloudy cornea), Inflammations of the cornea
(Topographical classifications: Ulcerative keratitis and Non ulcerative, Etiological
5 10
classifications: Infective, Allergic, Trophic, Traumatic, Idiopathic)) , Keratoconus,
Keratoglobus, Corneal oedema, Corneal opacity, Corneal vascularisation, Penetrating
Keratoplasty
Uveal Tract and Sclera: Applied Anatomy, Classification of uveitis, Etiology
Pathology, Anterior Uveitis, Posterior Uveitis, Purulent Uveitis, Endophthalmitis,
6 Panophthalmitis, Pars Planitis, Episcleritis and scleritis, Clinical examination of Uveitis 10
and Scleritis
Total 60 hrs
 Text /Reference Books
• Stephen J. Miller: Parsons Diseases of the Eye, 18th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 1990
• Jack J. Kanski Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 6th edition, Butterworth -
Heinemann, 2007

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 5 Clinical Examinations and Visual Systems 2

Course Objectives:
• At the end of the course the students will be skilled in knowing the purpose, set-up and devices
required for the test, indications and contraindications of the test, step-by-step procedures,
documentation of the findings, and interpretation of the findings of the various clinical optometry
procedures

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 History taking, Visual acuity estimation, Extra ocular motility, Cover teat, Alternating 8
cover test, Hirschberg test, Modified Krimsky, Pupils Examination, Maddox Rod,
Van Herrick- External examination of the eye, Lid Eversion, S c h i r m e r ’ s , TBUT,
2 tear meniscus level, NITBUT (keratometer), Color Vision, Stereopsis, Confrontation 10
test
3 Photo stress test, Slit lamp bio microscopy, Ophthalmoscopy, Tonometry, ROPLAS, 5
Amsler test
4 Contrast sensitivity function test, Saccades and pursuit test 7
Total 30 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Clinical Examinations and Visual
Practical 5 2
Systems

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

1 Recording visual acuity for distance and near
2 Examining color vision using Ishihara chart
3 Recording Visual acuity using various methods
4 Confrontation test
5 Lacrimal function test – Tear BUT, Schirmer’ test
6 All Objective method of refraction – retinoscopy, auto – refractor,
Keratometer etc. 60
7 Recording history with respect to optical, medical, family, chief complain
etc.
8 Cover tests
9 Amsler test
10 Schiotz Tonometry
Total 60 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• A K Khurana: Comprehensive Ophthalmology, 4th edition, new age international(p) Ltd. Publishers,
New Delhi, 2007
• D B. Elliott: Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care,3rd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007
• Jack J. Kanski Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach,6th edition, Butterworth- Heinemann,
2007
 YEAR 2 SEMESTER-IV
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Optometric Optics I & II 4

Course Objectives:
• Measurement of lens power, lens centration using conventional techniques
• Transposition of various types of lenses • Knowledge to identify different forms of lenses (equip-
convex, planoconvex, periscopic, etc.)
• Knowledge to select the tool power for grinding process

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Introduction –Light, Mirror, Reflection, Refraction and Absorption, 3
Prisms –Definition, properties, Refraction through prisms, Thickness difference, Base-
2 apex notation, uses, nomenclature and units, Sign Conventions, Fresnel’s prisms, rotary
3
prisms,
Lenses –Definition, units, terminology used to describe, form of lenses, V e r t e x
3 3
distance and vertex power.
4 Lens shape, size and types i.e .spherical, cylindrical and Sphero-cylindrical 2
5 Transpositions –Simple, Toric and Spherical equivalent. 2
Prismatic effect, centration, decentration and Prentice rule, Prismatic effect of Plano-
6 2
cylinder and Sphero cylinder lenses.
7 Magnification in high plus lenses, Minification in high minus lenses. 2
8 Tilt induced power in spectacles. 2

9 Aberration in Ophthalmic Lenses 1

10 Spectacle Lenses - II: Manufacture of glass, Lens materials, 2

Lens surfacing (only theory), Principle of surface generation and glass cements
11 5
(only theory), Terminology used in Lens workshop (only theory),

12 Lens properties, Lens quality, Faults in lens material, Faults on lens surface, 2
Methods of Inspecting the quality of lenses (only theory),
13 4
Safety standards for ophthalmic lenses (FDA, ANSI, ISI, Others)
Spectacle Frames: Types and parts, Classification of spectacle frames-material,
14 4
weight, temple position, Coloration,
Frame construction (only theory), Frame selection, Size, shape, mounting and field of
15 4
view of ophthalmic lenses
Tinted & Protective Lenses: Characteristics of tinted lenses Absorptive Glasses,
16 Polarizing Filters, Photochromic & Reflecting filters, Safety Lenses-Toughened lenses, 5
Laminated Lenses, CR 39, Polycarbonate lense
 Multifocal Lenses: Introduction, history and development, types, Bifocal lenses,
17 4
Trifocal & Progressive addition lenses
Reflection from spectacle lens surface & lens coatings: Reflection from spectacle
18 lenses - ghost images -Reflections in bifocals at the dividing line, Antireflection 5
coating, Mirror coating, Hard Multi Coating [HMC], Hydrophobic coating
Miscellaneous Spectacle: Iseikonic lenses, Spectacle magnifiers, Recumbent prisms
19 Fresnel prism and lenses, Lenticular & Aspherical lenses, High Refractive index 5
glasses
Total 60 hrs

Item Item Name Credit

Practical 1 Optometric Optics I & II 3

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

1 Hand Neutralization of Ophthalmic lenses
2 Transposition – Simple and Toric prescription
3 Measurement of Inter Pupillary Distance
4 Solving problems of vergence calculation
5 Use of lensometer for spherical lenses & cylindrical lenses – Power and
center marking
6 Solving problems on centration &decentration
7 Using Geneva Lens measure to find out surface power of lenses 90
8 Use of lensometer for finding out power of all type of lenses, marking –
center, axis, measuring power of prism.
9 Progressive Lenses - Measurement
10 Progressive Lenses - Fitting
11 Progressive Lenses - Verification
12 Progressive Lenses - Trouble Shooting
Total 90 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Jalie MO: Ophthalmic lens and Dispensing, 3rd edition, Butterworth –Heinemann, 2008
• Troy E. Fannin, Theodore Grosvenor: Clinical Optics, 2nd edition, Butterworth– Heinemann, 1996
• David Wilson: Practical Optical Dispensing, OTEN- DE, NSW TAFE Commission,1999
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 2 Ocular Diseases II & Glaucoma 3

Course Objectives:
• At the end of the course the students will be knowledgeable in the following aspects of ocular diseases
of the posterior segment and knowledge on the etiology, epidemiology, symptoms, signs, course
sequelae of ocular disease, diagnostic approach, and management of the ocular diseases and glaucoma

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Retina and Vitreous: Applied Anatomy, Congenital and Developmental Disorders (
Optic Disc: Coloboma, Drusen, Hypoplasia, Medullated nerve fibers; Persistent
Hyaloid Artery) Inflammatory disorders ( Retinitis : Acute purulent , Bacterial, Virus,
mycotic) Retinal Vasculitis ( Eales’s),Retinal Artery Occlusion ( Central retinal Artery
occlusion), Retinal Vein occlusion ( Ischaemic, Non Ischaemic , Branch retinal vein 10
1
occlusion),Retinal degenerations: Retinitis Pigmentosa, Lattice degenerations,Macular
disorders: Solar retinopathy, central serous retinopathy, cystoid macular edema, Age
related macular degeneration. Retinal Detachment: Rhegmatogenous, Tractional,
Exudative), Retinablastoma, Diabetic retinopathy
Ocular Injuries: Terminology: Closed globe injury (c o n t u s i o n , lamellar laceration)
Open globe injury (r u p t u r e , laceration, penetrating injury, perforating injury),
10
2 Mechanical injuries (Extraocular foreign body, blunt trauma, perforating injury,
sympathetic ophthalmitis), Non- M e c h a n i c a l Injuries (C h e m i c a l injuries,
Thermal, Electrical, Radiational), Clinical approach towards ocular injury patients
Lens: Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical examination, Classification of
cataract, Congenital and Developmental cataract, Acquired (Senile, Traumatic,
Complicated, Metabolic, Electric, Radiational, Toxic), Morphological: Capsular,
Subcapsular, Cortical, Supranuclear, Nuclear, Polar., Management of cataract (non- 10
3
surgical and surgical measures; preoperative evaluation, Types of surgeries,),
Complications of cataract surgery, Displacement of lens: Subluxation,
Displacement, Lenscoloboma, Lenticonus, Microsperophakia.;
Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: Anatomy of visual pathway,Lesions of the visual
pathway, Pupillary reflexes and abnormalities (Amaurotic light reflex, Efferent
4 pathway defect, Wernicke’s hemianopic pupil, Marcus gunn pupil. Argyll Robetson
10
pupil, Adie’s tonic pupil), Optic neuritis, Anterior Ischemic optic neuropathy,
Pappilloedema, optic atrophy, Cortical blindness, Malingering, Nystagmus, Clinical
examination
Glaucoma: Applied anatomy and physiology of anterior segment, Clinical
Examination, Definitions and classification of glaucoma, Pathogenesis of
5 glaucomatous ocular damage, Congenital glaucoma’s, Primary open angle glaucoma,
Ocular hypertension, Normal Tension Glaucoma, Primary angle closure glaucoma 5
(Primary angle closure suspect, Intermittent glaucoma, acute congestive, chronic angle
closure), Secondary Glaucoma’s, Management: common medications, laser
intervention and surgical techniques
Total 45 hrs
 Text /Reference Books
• A K Khurana: Comprehensive Ophthalmology, 4th edition, new age international (p) Ltd.
Publishers, New Delhi, 2007
• Stephen J. Miller: Parsons Diseases of the Eye, 18th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 1990
• Jack J. Kanski Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 6th edition, Butterworth -
Heinemann, 2007

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 3 Dispensing Optics 3

Course Objectives:
• This course will deal with the dispensing aspects of spectacle lenses and frames needed to manage the
customer in an Optical set up, from counseling to delivering the spectacles

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Components of spectacle prescription & interpretation, transposition, Add and near
1 power relation 5
Frame selection –based on spectacle prescription, professional requirements, age group,
2 face shape 5
3 Measuring Inter-pupillary distance (IPD) for distance & near, bifocal height 2
Lens & Frame markings, Pupillary centers, bifocal heights, Progressive markings &
4 adjustments –facial wrap, pantoscopic tilt 3
Recording and ordering of lenses (power, add, diameter, base, material, type, lens
5 enhancements) 5
6 Neutralization –Hand &lensometer, axis marking, prism marking 5
Faults in spectacles (lens fitting, frame fitting, patient’s complaints, description,
7 detection and correction) 5
Special types of spectacle frames: M o n o c e l e s P t o s i s crutches, Industrial safety
8 glasses, Welding glasses 5
9 Frame availability in Indian market 5
10 FAQs by customers and their ideal answers 5
Total 45 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 2 Dispensing Optics 3

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

1 Transposition – Simple and Toric prescription
2 Measurement of Inter Pupillary Distance
3 Solving problems of vergence calculation
4 Use of lensometer for spherical lenses – Power and center marking
5 Solving problems on centration &decentration
6 Using Geneva Lens measure to find out surface power of lenses
Use of lensometer for finding out power of all type of lenses, marking – 90
7
center, axis, measuring power of prism.

8 Marking – center, axis by other methods

9 Hand Neutralization of Ophthalmic lenses
10 Glazing cutting fitting for various type of lenses
11 Lens and Frame identification

Total 90 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Jalie MO: Ophthalmic lens and Dispensing, 3rd edition, Butterworth –Heinemann, 2008
• Troy E. Fannin, Theodore Grosvenor: Clinical Optics, 2nd edition, Butterworth – Heinemann, 1996
• C W Brooks, IM Borish: System for Ophthalmic Dispensing, 3rdedition, Butterworth - Heinemann,
2007
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 4 Optometric Instrumentation 3

Course Objectives:
• Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to gain theoretical knowledge and basic
practical skill in handling the following instruments:
• Visual Acuity chart/drum
• Retinoscope
• Trail Box
• Jackson Cross cylinder

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 Refractive instruments: Optotypes and MTF, Spatial Frequency, 4

Test charts standards, Choice of test charts, Trial case lenses, Refractor (phoropter)
2 head units, Optical considerations of refractor units, Trial frame design, Near vision 8
difficulties with units and trial frames,
Retinoscope – types available, Adjustment of Retinoscopes- special features,
3 Objective optometers., 5
Infrared optometer devices., Projection charts, Illumination of the consulting room.,
4 Brightness acuity test, Vision analyzer, Pupilometer, Potential Acuity Meter, 8
Abberometer
Ophthalmoscopes and related devices: D e s i g n of ophthalmoscopes – illumination,
5 Design of ophthalmoscopes- viewing, Ophthalmoscope disc, Filters for ophthalmoscopy, 8
Indirect ophthalmoscope
6 Lensometer, Lens gauges or clock 2
7 Slit lamp 1
8 Tonometers, Keratometer and corneal topography 3
9 Refractometer 1
Orthoptic Instruments (Synaptophore Only), Color Vision Testing Devices Fields of
10 Vision and Screening Devices, Scans 3
11 ERG 1
12 New Instruments 1
Total 45 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 3 Optometric Instrumentation 1

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

Refractive instruments: Optotypes and MTF, Spatial Frequency (only
1
theory),
2 Test charts standards
3 Retinoscope
4 Vision analyzer, Pupilometer, Potential Acuity Meter, Abberometer
5 Ophthalmoscopes and related devices
6 Lensometer, Lens gauges or clock
30
7 Slit lamp
8 Tonometers, Keratometer and corneal topography
9 Refractometer
Orthoptic Instruments, Color Vision Testing Devices, Fields of Vision
10
And Screening Devices, Scans
11 ERG
Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• P R Yoder: Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments, SPIE Society of Photo- Optical Instrumentation,
2002
• G Smith, D A. Atchison: The Eye and Visual Optical Instruments, Cambridge University Press, 199

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 5 Basic & Ocular Pharmacology 2

Course Objectives:
• At the end of the course, students will acquire knowledge in the following aspects
• Basic principle of pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics
• Commonly used ocular drugs, mechanism, indications, contraindications, drug dosage and
adverse effects.
Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
General Pharmacology: Introduction & sources of drugs, Routes of drug
1 administration, Pharmacokinetics (emphasis onocular pharmacokinetics), 4
Pharmacodynamics & factors modifying drug actions
Systemic Pharmacology: Autonomic nervous system: Drugs affecting papillary size
and light reflex, Intraocular tension, Accommodation; Cardiovascular system: Anti-
hypertensives and drugs useful in Angina; Diuretics: Drugs used in ocular disorders;
2 Central Nervous System: Alcohol, sedative hypnotics, General & local anesthetics, 4
Opioids &non-opioids; Chemotherapy: Introduction on general chemotherapy, Specific
chemotherapy –Antiviral, antifungal, antibiotics; Hormones: Corticosteroids,
Antidiabetics; Blood Coagulants
Ocular Pharmacology: Ocular preparations, formulations and requirements of an ideal
3 agent; Ocular Pharma cokinetics, methods of drug administration & Special drug 4
delivery system; Ocular Toxicology
Diagnostic & Therapeutic applications of drugs used in Ophthalmology: Diagnostic
4 4
Drugs & biological agents used in ocular surgery,
5 Anesthetics used in ophthalmic procedures, 2
6 Anti-glaucoma drugs; 2
7 Pharmacotherapy of ocular infections –Bacterial, viral, fungal & chlamydial; 3
8 Drugs used in allergic, i n f l a m m a t o r y & degenerative conditions of the eye; 3
9 Immune modulators in Ophthalmic practice, Wetting agents & tear substitutes, 2
10 Antioxidants 2

Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• K D Tripathi: Essentials of Medical Pharmacology. 5th edition, Jaypee, New Delhi,2004
• Ashok Garg: Manual of Ocular Therapeutics, Jaypee, New Delhi, 1996
• T J Zimmerman, K S Kooner: Text Book of Ocular Pharmacology, Lippincott-Raven, 1997

Item Item Name Credit

Community Orientation & Clinical Visit (Including related
Subject 6 5
practical to the Parent Course)
 YEAR 3 SEMESTER-V
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Contact Lenses I 3

Course Objectives:
• The Course provides the student with suitable knowledge both in theoretical and practical aspects of
Contact Lenses.
• To make students understand the basics of contact lenses
• List the important properties of contact lenses

Sr. No. of
No. Topics
Hrs.

1 Introduction to Contact lenses- Definition, Classification / Types 3

2 History of Contact Lenses 2

Optics of Contact Lenses- Magnification & Visual field, Accommodation &

3 Convergence, Back & Front Vertex Power / Vertex distance calculation 3

4 Review of Anatomy & Physiology of-Tear film, Cornea, Lids & Conjunctiva 2

5 Introduction to CL materials- Monomers, Polymers 2

Properties of CL materials- Physiological (Dk, Ionicity, Water content), Physical

6 3
(Elasticity, Tensile strength, Rigidity), Optical (Transmission, Refractive index)

7 Indications and contraindications 2

8 Parameters / Designs of Contact Lenses & Terminology 2

9 RGP Contact Lens materials 2

10 Manufacturing Rigid and Soft Contact Lenses –various methods 2

11 Pre-Fitting examination –steps, significance, recording of results 2

12 Correction of Astigmatism with RGP lens 2

13 Types of fit –Steep, Flat, Optimum –on spherical cornea with spherical lenses 2

14 Types of fit –Steep, Flat, Optimum –on Toric cornea with spherical lenses 2

15 Calculation and finalizing Contact lens parameters 2

16 Ordering Rigid Contact Lenses –writing a prescription to the Laboratory 1

17 Checking and verifying Contact lenses from Laboratory 2

18 Modifications possible with Rigid lenses 2

19 Common Handling Instructions- Insertion & Removal Techniques, Do’s and Dont’s 2

Care and Maintenance of Rigid lenses - cleaning agents & Importance, rinsing
20 agents & Importance, Disinfecting agents & importance, Lubricating & Enzymatic 2
cleaners

21 Follow up visit examination 1

22 Complications of RGP lenses 2

Total 45 hrs

Item Item Name Credit

Practical 1 Contact Lenses I 1

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Preliminary measurements and slit Lamp

2 Keratometry 30 hrs

3 Fitting Philosophies

4 Handling instructions

5 Care and maintenance

Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Anthony J. Phillips: Contact Lenses, 5th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
• Elisabeth A. W. Millis: Medical Contact Lens Practice, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2004
• E S. Bennett ,V A Henry :Clinical manual of Contact Lenses, 3 rd. edition, Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins, 2008
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 2 Binocular Visions I & II 4

Course Objectives:
• This course provides theoretical aspects of Binocular Vision and its clinical application. 1. It deals
with basis of normal binocular vision and space perception,
• Gross anatomy and physiology of extraocular muscles
• To teach various binocular vision anomalies, its diagnostic approaches and management.

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Binocular Vision and Space perception- Relative Courseive visual direction., Retinol
motor value, Grades of BSV, SMP and Cyclopean Eye, Correspondence, Fusion,
Diplopia, Retinal rivalry, Horopter, Physiological Diplopia and Suppression, 6
1 Stereopsis, Panum’s area, BSV, Stereopsis and monocular clues – significance,
Egocentric location, clinical applications, Theories of Binocular vision.

Anatomy of Extra Ocular Muscles- Recti and Obliques, LPS, Innervation & Blood
Supply, Physiology of Ocular movements, Center of rotation, Axes of Fick, Action of
individual muscle, Laws of ocular motility, Donder’s and 4
2
Listing’s law, Sherrington’s law, Hering’s law, Uniocular& Binocular movements -
fixation, saccadic & pursuits, Version &Vergence., Fixation & field of fixation
Near Vision Complex Accommodation- Definition and mechanism, (process),
3 Methods of measurement, Stimulus and innervation, Types of accommodation, 3
Anomalies of accommodation –etiology and management.

Convergence- Definition and mechanism, Methods of measurement, Types and

4 components of, convergence - Tonic, accommodative, fusional, proximal, Anomalies 4
of Convergence –etiology and management.

5 Sensory adaptations Confusion 3

6 Suppression Investigations, Management Blind spot syndrome 2

7 Abnormal Retinal Correspondence, Investigation and management, Blind spot syndrome 3

8 Eccentric Fixation, Investigation and management 3

9 Amblyopia Classification: Etiology, Investigation, Management 3

10 Neuro-muscular anomalies: Classification and etiological factors 2

11 History –recording and significance. 3

Convergent strabismus- Accommodative convergent squint: Classification,

12 Investigation and Management, Non accommodative Convergent squint: Classification, 3
Investigation and management

Divergent Strabismus: Classification, A& V phenomenon, Investigation and,

13 3
Management

14 Vertical strabismus: Classification, Investigation and, Management 2

Paralytic Strabismus: Acquired and Congenital-Clinical Characteristics,

15 Distinction from comitant and restrictive Squint 3
Investigations- History and symptoms, Head Posture, Diplopia Charting, Hess chart,
16 5
PBCT, Nine directions, Binocular field of vision

17 Nystagmus 2

18 Surgical and Non-surgical Management of Squint 2

Restrictive Strabismus – Features- Musculo facial anomalies, Duane’s Retraction
19 syndrome, Clinical features and management, Brown’s Superior oblique sheath 4
syndrome, Strabismus fixes, Congenital muscle fibrosis

Total 60 hrs

Item Item Name Credit

Practical 2 Binocular Visions I & II 1

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Examination of status of binocular vision – W.F.D. T, Maddox rod, wing,
Accommodation, vergences
30 hrs
2 Type of Cover Test, ocular movement, diplopia charting

Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Pradeep Sharma: Strabismus simplified, New Delhi, First edition, 1999, Modern publishers.
• Fiona J. Rowe: Clinical Orthoptics, second edition, 2004, Blackwell Science Ltd
• Gunter K. Von Noorden: BURIAN- VON NOORDEN’S Binocular vision and ocular motility theory and
management of strabismus, Missouri, Second edition, 1980, C. V. Mosby Company
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 3 Low Vision Aids 2

Course Objectives:
• To understand definition of low vision, epidemiology aspect of visual impairment,
• To teach about types of low vision devices and its optical principles and magnification calculation.
• To unable students, understand the clinical approach of the low vision patients

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 Definitions & classification of Low vision 2

2 Epidemiology of low vision, Model of low vision service 2
Pre-clinical evaluation of low vision patients –prognostic & psychological
3 2
factors; psycho-social impact of low vision

Clinical evaluation –assessment of visual acuity, visual field, selection of low vision
4 2
aids, instruction & training

5 Optics of Low vision devices 2

6 Types of low vision devices –optical aids, non-optical aids & electronic devices 3
7 Pediatric Low Vision care and Special children 3
8 Low vision aids –dispensing & prescribing aspects 3
Management of Field loss in Low vision - Eccentric viewing Training, Prescription
9 3
of Prisms

10 Visual rehabilitation & counseling 2

11 Legal aspects of Low vision in India 2

12 Case Analysis 4

Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Christine Dickinson: Low Vision: Principles and Practice Low vision care, 4th edition,
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998
• E Vaithilingam: practice of Low vision –A guide book, Medical Research Foundation, 2000.
• Richard L. Brilliant: Essentials of Low Vision Practice, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999
 Item Item Name Credit
Subject 4 Systemic Diseases 3

Course Objectives:
• Common Systemic conditions: Definition, diagnostic approach, complications
and management options
• Ocular findings of the systemic conditions

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Hypertension-Definition, classification, Epidemiology, clinical examination,
1 2
complications, and management, Hypertensive retinopathy
Diabetes Mellitus-Classification, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, diagnosis,
2 2
and management, Complications: Diabetic Retinopathy
Thyroid Disease- Physiology, testing for thyroid disease, Hyperthyroidism,
3 2
Hypothyroidism, Thyroiditis, Thyroid tumors; Grave’s Ophthalmopathy
Acquired Heart Disease- Ischemic Heart Disease, Congestive heart failure, Disorders
4 2
of cardiac rhythm, Ophthalmic considerations
5 Cancer: I n c i d e n c e , Etiology, Therapy, Ophthalmologic considerations 2
Connective Tissue Disease- Rheumatic arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus,
6 Scleroderma, Polymyositis and dermatomyositis, Sjogren syndrome, Behcet’s 2
syndrome, Eye and connective tissue disease
Tuberculosis- Etiology, pathology, clinical features, pulmonary tuberculosis,
7 diagnosis, complications, treatment tuberculosis and the eye. 2
Herpes virus (H e r p e s simplex, Varicella Zoster, Cytomegalovirus, Epstein Barr
8 4
Virus) Herpes and the eye
9 Hepatitis (Hepatitis A, B, C) 2
10 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 4
Anemia (D i a g n o s i s , clinical evaluation, consequences, Sickle cell disease,
11 3
treatment, Ophthalmologic considerations)
Common Tropical Medical Ailment- Malaria, Typhoid, Dengue, Filariases,
12 3
Onchocerciasis, Cysticercosis, Leprosy
Nutritional and Metabolic disorders: Obesity, Hyperlipidemia, Kwashiorkor,
13 Vitamin A Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin E Deficiency, Vitamin K 3
Deficiency, Vitamin B1, B2, Deficiency, Vitamin C Deficiency,
14 Myasthenia Gravis 2

15 First Aid, General Medical Emergencies, Preoperative precautions in ocular surgeries 2

16 Psychiatry- Basic knowledge of psychiatric condition and Patient Management 2

 Genetics- Introduction to genetics, Organization of the cell, Chromosome structure and cell
17 division, Gene structure and basic principles of Genetics, Genetic disorders and their 3
diagnosis, Genes and the eye, Genetic counseling and genetic engineering.
Total 45 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• C Haslett, E R Chilvers, N A boon, N R Coledge, J A A Hunter: Davidson's Principles and Practice of
Medicine, Ed. John Macleod, 19th Ed., ELBS/Churchill Livingstone. (PPM), 2002
• Basic and clinical Science course: Update on General Medicine, American Academy of
Ophthalmology, Section 1, 1999

Item Item Name Credit

Community Orientation & Clinical Visit (Including related
Subject 5 9
practical to the Parent Course)
 YEAR 3 SEMESTER-VI
Item Item Name Credit
Subject 1 Contact Lenses II 2

Course Objectives:
• The Course provides the student with suitable knowledge both in theoretical and practical aspects
of hydrogel Contact Lenses.
• To make students understand the basics of contact lenses
• To list the important properties of Hydrogel contact lenses

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.

1 SCL Materials & Review of manufacturing techniques 2

2 Comparison of RGP vs. SCL 1

3 Pre-fitting considerations for SCL 2

4 Fitting philosophies for SCL 3

5 Fit Assessment in Soft Contact lenses: T y pe s of fit –Steep, Flat, Optimum 3

6 Calculation and finalizing SCL parameters 2

7 Modalities of Soft contact lenses available and their advantages 2

8 Soft Toric CL- Stabilization techniques, Parameter selection, Fitting assessment, 2

9 Common Handling Instructions, Insertion & Removal Techniques, Do’s and Dont’s 1
Care and Maintenance of Soft lenses - cleaning agents & Importance, rinsing agents &
10 2
Importance, Disinfecting agents & importance, Lubricating & Enzymatic cleaners

11 Follow up visit examination 2

12 Complications of Soft lenses 3

13 Therapeutic contact lenses- Indications, Fitting consideration 1

14 Specialty fitting: Aphakia, Pediatric, Post refractive surgery 2

15 Management of Presbyopia with Contact lenses 2

Total 30 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 1 Contact Lenses II 1

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

1 Preliminary measurements and slit Lamp
2 Keratometry
3 Fitting Philosophies 30 hrs
4 Handling instructions
5 Care and maintenance
Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Anthony J. Phillips: Contact Lenses, 5th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006
• Elisabeth A. W. Millis: Medical Contact Lens Practice, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004
• E S. Bennett ,V A Henry :Clinical manual of Contact Lenses, 3rd edition, Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins, 2008

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 2 Sports Vision 2

Course Objectives:
• The Course provides suitable knowledge for students to understand the visual needs of athletes for
various kinds of dynamic and static sports, vision training, protective and vision correction options.
• To make students understand the visual demands for various sports activities for athletes

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Principles of Vision Training 2
2 Introduction to Sports Vision- History of Sports Vision, Definitions of Terms 2
3 Vision and Sports- Vision Performance and Athletics 2
4 Equipment List 2
5 Sports Terminologies 2
Sports Vision Examinations- Visual Acuity, High Contrast, Refraction, Color Vision,
6 Stereopsis, Dominant Eye /Hand, Eye Health, Cover Test, Ocular Motility, Visual Field, 4
Night Vision, Glare Sensitivity, Glare Recovery
 Visual Skills Description and Training Procedures-
Accommodation – Vergence Facility, Distance Fixation Disparity, Dynamic Visual
Acuity, Eye–Hand Co-ordination, Response Speed, Eye-Foot Co-ordination, Response
7 Speed, Eye-Foot-Body Balance, Peripheral Awareness, Anticipation Timing, Visual 4
Concentration, Speed of Recognition, Visual Concentration, Speed of Recognition,
Visual Adjustability, Peripheral Reaction Time, Visualization, Speed of Focusing,
Increased Fusional Reserve, Fixation Ability, Visual Memory, Spatial Localization
8 Visual Skills in Sports and Prescription in the form of vision correction 3
9 Designing Sports Vision Programs 2
10 Sports-related Injuries and First Aid 3
11 Post trauma vision syndrome and Visual Midline Shift Syndrome 2

12 Special Concerns Dyslexia, Down’s Syndrome 2

Orthoptic Evaluation- Identification of sports eye wear for various sports

13 Identification of sports protective devices, Dispensing of various kinds of sports 4
eyewear.
Total 30 hrs.

Text /Reference Books

• Sports Vision by DFC Loran and C J MacEwen Publishers: Butterworth and Heinmann Reference
books or related websites:
• Sports Vision by Graham Erickson Publishers: Butterworth and Heinmann

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 3 Pediatric and Geriatric Optometry 2

Course Objectives:
• To practice skills in pediatric and geriatric optometric assessments and develop effective clinical
management
• To develop clinical competence in analysis, evaluation and management of pediatric and
geriatric population.
Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
1 Structural, and morphological changes of eye in elderly 1
2 Physiological changes in eye in the course of aging. 1

Introduction to geriatric medicine –epidemiology, need for optometry care, systemic

3 diseases (Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, congestive Heart
failure, Cerebrovascular disease, Diabetes, COPD) 1

4 Optometric Examination of the Older Adult 1

Ocular diseases common in old eye, with special reference to cataract, glaucoma,
5 macular disorders, vascular diseases of the eye 1

6 Contact lenses in elderly 1

7 Pharmacological aspects of aging 1
8 Low vision causes, management and rehabilitation in geriatrics. 1
9 Spectacle dispensing in elderly –Considerations of spectacle lenses and frames 1
10 The Development of Eye and Vision 1
11 History taking Pediatric Courses 1
12 Assessment of visual acuity 2
Normal appearance, pathology and structural anomalies of- a) Orbit, Eye lids, Lacrimal
13 system, b) Conjunctiva, Cornea, Sclera Anterior chamber, Uveal tract, Pupil, c) Lens, 2
vitreous, Fundus Oculomotor system
14 Refractive Examination 2
15 Determining binocular status 1
16 Determining sensory motor adaptability 1

17 Compensatory treatment and remedial therapy for: Myopia, Pseudo myopia, Hyperopia, 2
Astigmatism, Anisometropia, Amblyopia
18 Remedial and Compensatory treatment of Strabismus and Nystagmus 1
Pediatric eye disorders: Cataract, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinoblastoma,
19 Neuromuscular conditions (myotonic dystrophy, mitochondrial cytopathy), and Genetics 2

20 Anterior segment dysgenesis, Aniridia, Microphthalmos, Coloboma, Albinism 2

21 Spectacle dispensing for children 1
22 Pediatric contact lenses 1
23 Low vision assessment in children 1
24 The Development of Eye and Vision 1

Total 30 hrs
 Item Item Name Credit
Practical 2 Pediatric and Geriatric Optometry 1

Sr. No. Topics No. of Hrs.

1 Comprehensive Pediatric Case Work up
2 Comprehensive geriatric Case work up
3 Diagnostic techniques for pediatric cases 30 hrs
4 Dispensing of eyewear for various age groups of 0-16 years
5 Dispensing of eyewear for geriatric population
Total 30 hrs

Text /Reference Books

• Pediatric Optometry - JEROME ROSNER, Butterworth, London 1982
• William Harvey/ Bernard Gilmartin, Butterworth –Heinemann, 2004
• Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility - VON NOORDEN G K Burian Von Noorden’s, 2nd Ed.,
C.V.Mosby Co. St. Louis, 1980

Item Item Name Credit

Subject 4 Occupational Optometry 2

Course Objectives:
• To enable students, understand general aspects of occupational health.
• To teach visual demand in various job, task analyzing method, visual standards for various jobs

Sr. No. of
Topics
No. Hrs.
Introduction to Occupational health, hygiene and safety, international bodies like ILO,
1 WHO, National bodies etc. Acts and Rules - Factories Act, WCA, ESI Act 4
2 Electromagnetic Radiation and its effects on Eye 3
3 Light –Definitions and units, Sources, advantages and disadvantages, standards 3
4 Color –Definition, Color theory, Color coding, Color defects, Color Vision tests 2
5 Occupational hazards and preventive/protective methods 3
6 Task Analysis 3
7 Industrial Vision Screening –Modified clinical method and Industrial Vision test 3
8 Vision Standards –Railways, Roadways, Airlines 3
9 Visual Display Units 3
10 Contact lens and work 3
Total 30 hrs
Text /Reference Books
• G W Good: Occupational Vision Manual available in the following website: www.aoa.org
• N.A. Smith: Lighting for Occupational Optometry, HHSC Handbook Series, Safchem Services, 1999

Item Item Name Credit

Community Orientation & Clinical Visit (Including related
Subject 5 12
practical to the Parent Course)

YEAR 4 SEMESTER-VII

Item Item Name Credit

Internship Internship 20

YEAR 4 SEMESTER-VIII

Item Item Name Credit

Project Research Project 20