Diseases of the Eye (10291.2)
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 |
0.25 | 6 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Optometry | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit introduces the student to diseases of the eye, including their underlying pathophysiology and provides an evidence base for appropriate management strategies for the more common ocular disorders.
1. Describe the natural history of common and selected eye diseases;
2. Perform and accurately interpret the results of clinical tests and examinations to correlate the basis of the disease with clinical findings;
3. Develop an appropriate differential diagnosis for common and selected diseases, injuries and anomalies of the eye and visual system;
4. Produce evidence-based management strategies for common and selected diseases, injuries and anomalies of the eye and visual system; and
5. Recognise when referral to another health care professional within an appropriate time frame is indicated.
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Describe the natural history of common and selected eye diseases;
2. Perform and accurately interpret the results of clinical tests and examinations to correlate the basis of the disease with clinical findings;
3. Develop an appropriate differential diagnosis for common and selected diseases, injuries and anomalies of the eye and visual system;
4. Produce evidence-based management strategies for common and selected diseases, injuries and anomalies of the eye and visual system; and
5. Recognise when referral to another health care professional within an appropriate time frame is indicated.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
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
10285 Ocular Anatomy and Physiology AND 10408 Assessment of Ocular HealthCorequisites
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 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-Campus | Ms Layal Naji |
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