Optometry is a health care profession that involves examining the eyes and applicable visual systems for defects or abnormalities as well as prescribing the correction of refractive error with glasses or contact lenses. Traditionally, the field of optometry began with the primary focus of correcting refractive error through the use of spectacles. Modern-day optometry, however, has evolved through time so that the educational curriculum additionally includes significant training in the diagnosis and management of ocular disease, in most of the countries of the world, where the profession is established and regulated.
They diagnose and manage various vision abnormalities including refractive errors as well as various eye diseases. Being a regulated profession, an optometrist’s scope of practice may differ depending on the location. Optometrists typically work closely together with other eye care professionals such as ophthalmologists and opticians to deliver quality and efficient eye care to the general public.
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First Semester | |||||||||
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Code | NO | Subject | Theoretical (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Total Hours/Week | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
KUH101 | 1 | Kurd ology Human Rights | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | 137 | Kurdish | |
ENL102 | 2 | English language | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 162 | English | |
COS103 | 3 | Computer Skills | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 120 | English | |
ANP104 | 4 | Anatomy and Physiology of the eye | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 214 | Basic | English |
OPP105 | 5 | Optic Physics | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 177 | Basic | English |
Total | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 810 |
Second Semester | |||||||||
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Code | NO | Subject | Theoretical (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Total Hours/Week | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language |
ENL206 | 1 | English -II | 2 | 2 | 4 | 100 | Advance | English | |
MEE207 | 2 | Medical eyeglasses-I | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 190 | Basic | English |
REE208 | 3 | Refractive Errors-I | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 190 | Basic | English |
MEM209 | 4 | Medical Microbiology | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 194 | English | |
OPN210 | 5 | Ophthalmic Nursing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 136 | English | |
Total | 9 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 810 |
Third Semester | |||||||||||
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Code | NO | Subject | Theoretical (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Total Hours/Week | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language | ||
MEE311 | 1 | Medical eyeglasses-II | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 191 | English | |||
REE312 | 2 | Refractive Errors-II | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 190 | English | |||
STR313 | 3 | Strabismus | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 188 | English | |||
OPD314 | 4 | Optic Devices-I | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 135 | English | |||
PRE315 | 5 | Professional Ethics | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 106 | Kurdish | |||
Total | 9 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 810 |
Fourth Semester | |||||||||||
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Code | NO | Subject | Theoretical (hrs.) | Practical (hrs.) | Total Hours/Week | ECTS | Workload (hrs.) | Subject Type | Language | ||
MEE416 | 1 | Medial Eyeglasses-III | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 193 | English | |||
REE417 | 2 | Refractive Errors-III | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 160 | English | |||
OPD418 | 3 | Optic Device -II | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 135 | English | |||
EYD419 | 4 | Eye Disease | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 160 | English | |||
GRP420 | 5 | Research Project | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 162 | English | |||
Total | 7 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 810 |
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