CLN326 Clinical Internship III (Spring 2026)

21 hours of clinic per week. Weekly assignments will include participation with doctors of optometry or other physicians as non-physician extenders in comprehensive direct patient care utilizing a full range of management modalities. Assignments will emphasize management of eye and visual conditions with appropriate application of various designs and types of contact lenses and low vision devices; management of conditions especially prevalent in children; treatment and management of acute onset ocular diseases and chronic conditions; assisting non-optometric physicians in the management of patients utilizing laser and other in-office surgical procedures. Additional assignments may include the assignment of the Vision Therapy Service, Contact Lens Service, Technology department, participation in patient care at external clinics, Central Testing and the Optical.

OPT329 Optometric Surgical Procedures & Perioperative Management – Part II (Spring 2026)

Three hours of lecture per week. Laser treatment and perioperative management for conditions such as glaucoma, posterior capsular haze, cataracts, corneal disease, refractive error, macular edema, and other retinal disease. Emphasis on the use of lasers and the management of post-surgical complications.

 

 

OPT321 Systemic Disease & Ocular Man (Spring 2026)

1.5 hours of class lecture per week.  Overview of systemic conditions with particular emphasis on their effects on the visual system.

OPT322 Opt Practice Strategies & Operations II (Spring 2026)

Two hours of lecture per week. Continuation of OPT 312.

OPT323 Public Health in Optometry (Spring 2026)

Two hours of lecture per week. Concepts of epidemiology and public health, especially as they relate to eye care. Issues discussed include study design, screening and testing measures, health care delivery and administration, vulnerable populations and public policy. Diagnosis and treatment of selected refractive conditions, eye diseases, and visual anomalies common in elderly patients. Provision of eye care in out-of-office settings such as nursing homes. Psycho-social and economic factors associated with aging.

OPT328SCO OPT 328 SCO Foundations Seminar