OPT-8500 Pediatric & Infant Vision with Laboratory
This purpose of the Pediatric and Infant Vision and Laboratory course is to provide a model for the evaluation and management of children’s vision that can be incorporated into the practice of primary care optometry. Concepts learned can also serve as a foundation of further learning for those students who choose to specialize in this area of practice. General human development and developmental changes in visual skills throughout life will be reviewed. The prevalence of vision disorders in this population is significant and many organizations now recommend early screening and/or examinations of children. The unique needs of infants and preschool children as well as concepts in vision and learning for school age children will be addressed during this course. This course provides an opportunity to develop a basic working knowledge for the detection, assessment and intervention of vision problems for children of all ages. This course also serves as a foundation for the binocular vision series of courses which follow in the curriculum.