Syllabus | Paper-3 ORTHOPTICS | Bachelor of Optometry | Second Year

Paper-3 ORTHOPTICS

60 hours  

S. No

Topic

Domain

Hours

Module 1

Orthoptics-General Concept Must Know

  • Uses of Synoptophore
  • How to use synoptophore

Desirable to know

  • How to do convergence exercises
  • How to do HB exercises
  • How to do work-up of a squint patient

Nice to Know

  • Pleoptics
10 hour

Module 2

Ocular muscles and movements, Must Know

  • Extra ocular muscles, actions, nerve supply

Desirable to know

  • Binocular and Uniocular movements of eyeball
10 hours

Module 3

Measurements of angle of squint Must Know

  • Synoptophore
  • HB Test

Desirable to Know

  • PBCT
3 hours

Module 4

Squint Must Know

  • Definition, Types of squint
  • Causes
  • Work-up of squint
  • Treatment

Desirable to Know

  • Head posture and its significance

Nice to Know

  • Hess Screening and its Interpretations
24 hours

Module 5

Pleoptics Must know

  • Amblyopia
  • Occlusion Therapy
  • ARC

Desirable to know

  • Partial Occlusion
  • Total Occlusion

Nice To Know

  • CAM stimulator
  • HB exercises
3 hour

Module 6

Nystagmus Must know

  • Definition
  • Types

Desirable to know

  • Causes

Nice to Know

  • Treatment
2 hour

Module 7

Disorders of accommodation Must Know

  • Presbyopia

Desirable to Know

  • Spasm of accommodation

Nice to Know

  • Paralysis of accommodation
4 hours

Module 8

Pediatric visual acuity assessment Must Know

  • Retinoscopy in children
  • Anterior segment examination

Desirable to Know

  • Electrophysiological tests
4 hours

Paper-4 Optometric Instruments 60 hours

 

S. No

Topic

Domain

Hours

Module 1

Refractive Instruments

 

 

Must Know

  • Direct Ophthalmoscope
  • Indirect Ophthalmoscope
  • Retinoscope
  • Auto-refractometer
  • Lensometer
  • Projection charts

Desirable to know

  • Genewa lens measure
  • Nerve fibre analyzer

Nice to Know

  • Pupillometer
22 Hours

Module 2

Cornea Examination

 

Must Know

  • Keratometer

Desirable to know

  • Specular Microscope
  • Aesthesiometer

Nice to know

  • Placido Disc
10 Hours

Module 3

Dark adaptometer, Exophthalmometer Must Know

  • Exophthalmometer

Desirable to Know

  • Dark adaptometer
2 Hours

Module 4

Slit Lamp Examination

How to use, Advantages, disadvantages, how to sterilize
Schiotz, applanation, non-contact tonometers

Must Know

  • How to use
  •  

Desirable to Know

  • Techniques of examination

Nice to Know

  • Slit Lamp Photography
6 Hours

Module 5

Tonometers Must know

  • Schiotz tonometer
  • Applanation tonometer
  • NCT

Desirable to know

  • Perkins tonometer
2 Hours

Module 6

Perimeters Must know

  • How to use automated perimeter
  • Amsler grid

Desirable to know

  • Confrontation method
  • Lister perimeter
4 Hours

Module 7

Pachymeters, Contrast sensitivity tests, Glare acuity tests, Colour vision tests Must Know

  • How to use
  • How to interpret

Desirable to Know

  • Limitations
12 Hours

Module 8

OCT, A and B Scan, Fundus Camera Must Know

  • Principle
  • How to use
  • How to interpret

Desirable to Know

  • Indications
  • Contra-indications
2 hours

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