| S.No |
TOPICS TO BE COVERED |
TEACHING HOURS |
Domain |
| Module -1 |
Concepts of Community Ophthalmology
|
Must Know
- History of public health
- History of public optometry
- Organization of health services(primary, secondary, tertiary care)
- Public health in India
- Concept of preventive and curative health care
|
6 hours |
| Module -2 |
Epidemiology of blindness
|
Must Know
- Prevalence, incidence and distribution of visual impairment
- Causes of blindness in India
|
4 hours |
| Module -3 |
Vision 2020- the right to sight |
Must Know
- NPCB, DBCS
- Mission, aims, goals and objectives of vision 2020
- Structure
- World Health Assembly resolutions on prevention of blindness
- Strategies and objectives for the period
Desirable to know
- Coordination at global, regional and national level
- Monitoring and impact assessment
|
8 hours |
| Module -4 |
Survey Methodology |
Desirable to know
- How to conduct a survey
- Types of study– Case-control study, cross sectional study, cohort study
- Aims and objectives
- Inclusion and exclusion criteria
|
6 hours |
| Module -5 |
Health Education |
Must Know
- Definition
- Elements
- Primary health care
- Modes and intervention of prevention
|
6 hours |
| Module -6 |
Health Programs in India |
Must Know
Trachoma prevention
Vitamin A prophylaxis
School Health Programs–screening and mid day meal programs
Organization of eye camps
Rehabilitation of the blind |
6 hours |
| Module -7 |
Ethical, Legal, Social and scientific issues in relation to Optometry And consumer protection act 1986 |
Must know
- Ethics in Clinical Optometry
- Ethical Decision Making in Clinical Practice
- Consumer protection Act 1986
- Consumer disputes redressal agencies
|
8 hours |
| Module -8 |
Biomedical waste management |
Must know
- Types of waste
- Color coding
- Methods of waste disposal
|
6 Hours |
