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Financing the optometric practice; Initial purchase of equipment and stock; Accounting procedures; Investments; Limited Liability Companies. Introduction to the legal system; Employment agreements.

Descriptive terms, plans and terms of relationship of the human body, terms of comparison, attachment of muscles, types of muscles, movements of joints. Osteology, principles of kinesiology, general organisation of body system. Cutaneous innervation of the upper limb; pectoral region; breast; axilla; shoulder region; arm and cubital fossa; flexor compartment of forearm; extensor compartment of forearm; hand; venous and lymphatic drainage of the upper limb. Applied anatomy of nerves; blood supply of the upper limb. Cutaneous innervation of the lower limb; femoral triangle; adductor canal and medial side of the thigh; gluteal region; back of the thigh, popliteal fossa; extensor compartment of the leg and dorsum of the foot; peroneal and flexor compartment of the leg; sole of the foot, arches of the foot; mechanism of walking; venous and lymphatic drainage of the lower limb; applied anatomy of the nerves and blood supply to the lower limb.

Introduction to clinical psychology. Role of behavioural sciences in optometric practice; clinician- patient relationship. Psychopathology; identification and management, crisis intervention. Clinician- patient communication. Suggestion and hypnosis.

The course is planned to equip the undergraduates in all the disciplines of health sciences with the necessary tools and skills for collecting, analysing, interpreting data quantitatively. Topics to be covered include: The central role of statistics in health sciences disciplines, data description, elements of probability, description of random variables, applications of the binomial and normal distributions, estimation and confidence intervals, contingency tables, regression and variance analysis, study design and hypothesis testing. For practical purposes, students are provided with specific data to work on and are also required to develop simple questionnaire protocols for analysis.

Ophthalmic lens manufacture; Lens surfacing, polishing and glazing techniques; Grinding of prismatic and cylindrical lenses. Edging, insertion of lenses into frames. Front bench spectacle works and verification; patient fitting; ophthalmic frames, facial measurement and selection based on frame sizes. Format making; marking and placement of optical centres; bifocals and multifocal segments. Spectacle adjustments and repairs. Manufacture of contact lenses and ocular prosthesis. Laboratory sessions are included.

Ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic frames. Posting to optical dispensing and frame display unit to handle patients referred for spectacle dispensing. Patients’ facial measurement and frame sizes; frame selection and patients’ styling. Placement/positioning of optical centres, bifocals and multifocal segments. Ophthalmic laboratory job order writing and billing; Ordering of the prescription; front bench dispensing and verification of orders received; patients’ fitting and adjustment of frames and minor repairs. Emergency frame and/or lens repair. Laboratory work is included.

Sound patterns in English Language (vowels and consonants, phonetics and phonology). English word classes (lexical and grammatical words, definitions, forms, functions, usages, collocations). Sentence in English (types: structural and functional, simple and complex). Grammar and Usage (tense, mood, modality and concord, aspects of language use in everyday life). Logical and Critical Thinking and Reasoning Methods (Logic and Syllogism, Inductive and Deductive Argument and Reasoning Methods, Analogy, Generalisation and Explanations). Ethical considerations, Copyright Rules and Infringements. Writing Activities: (Pre-writing, Writing, Post writing, Editing and Proofreading; Brainstorming, outlining, Paragraphing, Types of writing, Summary, Essays, Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Report writing, Note making and many others, Mechanics of writing). Comprehension Strategies: (Reading and types of Reading, Comprehension Skills, 3RsQ). Information and Communication Technology in modern Language Learning. Language skills for effective communication. Major word formation processes. Writing and reading comprehension strategies. Logical and critical reasoning for meaningful presentations. Art of public speaking and listening.

Health education, environmental health, occupational health, public health administration/health care. Epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Social medicine. National and international regulations relating to health. Student exposure and participation in practical applications of all procedures on real patients in the community (at both rural and urban health centres, geriatric homes and many others), with appropriate case analysis and clarifications with supervising clinicians. Clinician-patient communication is assessed. Each student is evaluated on the subjective, objective, plan and management aspects of community patient care, such as referral. The community Optometry outreach course follows the Community Based Experience and Service (COBES) approach. Emphasis is on rural communities to deliver eye care services and carry out survey of endemic eye and vision problems under WHO (The Right to Sight) Programme. Participation in vision screening programmes for schools, industries. and institutions for the less privileged.

Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients for contact lens wear. Management of contact lens cases using appropriate fitting techniques and care regimen. Advanced fitting techniques; toric and bi-toric lenses, Keratoconic patients. Monitoring Contact lens wear and fitting presbyopic patients.

History and development of contact lenses. Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of contact lens materials. Optical and mathematical concepts. The anatomical implications of, and physiological response to contact lens wear. Patient selection: Indications and contraindications for contact lens wear. Contact Lens selection and designs/types. Basic fitting techniques for hydrogel soft contact lenses. Care and maintenance of contact lenses. Assessing success of contact lens therapy.