The course introduces the student to the optical aspects of the visual process. Emphasis is on the optics of the eye, and the optical transformations that take place between cornea and retina. The course provides a foundation for the techniques and procedures of clinical refraction, and a background for the diagnosis and treatment of vision anomalies.
Reference is made throughout the course to clinical applications.
Students are expected to attend all lectures and laboratories. Material presented in lectures and laboratories, and in reading assignments, will be used to form the course examinations. There will be a midterm and final examination. The midterm examination will be approximately in the 6th week, and the final will be during the examination period at the end of the quarter. A final grade for the course will be determined by the total number of points obtained in the midterm and final exams.