588 Directed Research Credit is given for independent research. Projects may be laboratory, library, or clinically based research in any area of vision science. All projects must be undertaken under the supervision of a three-member faculty committee. This elective may be repeated once. 589 Directed Readings Credit is given for independent literature review of a specific topic in any area of basic or clinical vision science.
Credit is awarded upon approval of a written paper regarding the selected topic.
This elective may be repeated once. Direct optometric patient care to a population that is largely geriatric. Emphasis will be on integrating specialty care available for these patients to provide comprehensive vision care. A seminar on the use of new discoveries in visual science in clinical optometry. Students will paticipate in selecting the topics, which will change from year to year, with the guidance of the instructor.