Syllabus | Paper-4 Optometric Instruments | Bachelor of Optometry

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

Syllabus | Paper-4 Optometric Instruments | Bachelor of Optometry | Second Year