Ophthalmic Optics (10286.2)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Optometry | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit will provide students with an introduction to the principles of physical, geometrical and visual optics and their applied/real-life applications.
1. Describe the principles of physical and geometrical optics and provide examples of how these principles relate to vision and optometric science;
2. Describe the physiological optics of the vertebrate and human eyes;
3. Describe the properties of light and transmission through optical surfaces and components, and define the principles of diffraction, polarisation, coherence and interference on light waves, and how they apply to human eyes;
4. Explain the principles of simple optical devices and how images are formed by optical instruments; and
5. Solve optical problems associated with thin and thick lenses using ray tracing and other appropriate techniques, and apply numerical problem-solving skills to determine the properties of sphero-cylindrical lens and magnifiers.
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Describe the principles of physical and geometrical optics and provide examples of how these principles relate to vision and optometric science;
2. Describe the physiological optics of the vertebrate and human eyes;
3. Describe the properties of light and transmission through optical surfaces and components, and define the principles of diffraction, polarisation, coherence and interference on light waves, and how they apply to human eyes;
4. Explain the principles of simple optical devices and how images are formed by optical instruments; and
5. Solve optical problems associated with thin and thick lenses using ray tracing and other appropriate techniques, and apply numerical problem-solving skills to determine the properties of sphero-cylindrical lens and magnifiers.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
Enrolment in 372JA Bachelor of Vision Science.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Terry Ho |
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