NSU HPD Catalog 2023-2024

250 College of Optometry OPT 7266—Vision Rehabilitation Externship Elective This course provides information on low vision rehabilitation for the visually impaired in traditional and educational settings. Students will also learn about vision-enhancing devices. (1 semester hour) OPT 7308—Medical and Surgical Clinical Externship This clinical program provides exposure to diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients in a medical/surgical setting. It includes preoperative and postoperative care, evaluation and comanagement of patients with systemic health anomalies and medical conditions, such as glaucoma, as well as observation of medical eye care. (8 semester hours) OPT 7408—Clinical Elective Externship This program provides an opportunity for the student to gain additional clinic experience from a choice of primary care, secondary care, or tertiary care clinic sites. (8 semester hours) OPT 9995—Sports Vision Clinical Rotation Elective This course deals with patient examinations in an advanced ophthalmic care setting under the supervision of appropriately credentialed faculty members. Clinical care is delivered in the sports vision service, with subsequent discussion of pathophysiology, differential diagnoses, and patientappropriate management. Integration of didactic knowledge with clinical care is emphasized. (0.5 semester hours)

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