Optometry - First Year Syllabus

  • S.NO.
    COURSE CONTENT OF FIRST YEAR
    NO OF PERIODS
    (45 MINS EACH)
    NO OF HOURS
  •  
    GENERAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
     
  • 1.
    Introduction to Anatomical Terms
    15
    50 Hrs
  • 2.
    Organization of Body Cells, Tissue, Organ, Systems
    05
     
  • 3.
    Cardio Vascular System
    10
     
  • 4.
    Respiratory Systems
    10
     
  • 5.
    Musculo Skeletal System
    10
     
  • 6.
    Digestive System
    5
     
  • 7.
    Excretory System
    5
     
  • 8.
    Endocrine System
    5
     
  • 9.
    Nervous System
    10
     
  • 10.
    Reproductive System
    5
     
  •  
    OCULAR ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
     
  • 1.
    An Outline of Visual System
    14
    300 Hrs
  • 2.
    Ocular Embryology
    30
     
  • 3.
    Bony Orbit & Adnexa
    15
     
  • 4.
    Extra Ocular Muscles
    15
     
  • 5.
    Coats of Eye Ball
    10
     
  • 6.
    Conjunctiva Structure & Function
    12
     
  • 7.
    Sclera & Episclera
    10
     
  • 8.
    Cornea Structure & Function
    20
     
  • 9.
    Limbus
    5
     
  • 10.
    Uveal Tract
    15
     
  • 11.
    Anterior Chamber & Angle
    20
     
  • 12.
    Pupil
    15
     
  • 13.
    Aqueous Humor
    10
     
  • 14.
    IOP Measurement
    10
     
  • 15.
    Posterior Chamber
    5
     
  • 16.
    Crystalline Lenses
    20
     
  • 17.
    Vitreous
    5
     
  • 18.
    Retina
    20
     
  • 19.
    Vitamin A Cycles
    5
     
  • 20.
    Visual Pathway
    10
     
  • 21.
    Blood Supply to Eye ball
    10
     
  • 22.
    Nerves Supply to Eye ball
    10
     
  • 23.
    Cranial Nerves
    10
     
  • 24.
    Eyelids
    15
     
  • 25.
    Lacrimal System: Structure & Function
    15
     
  • 26.
    Tear Film
    15
     
  • 27.
    Near Vision Reflex
    5
     
  • 28.
    Visual Acuity
    10
     
  • 29.
    Stereopsis
    10
     
  • 30.
    Binocular & Color Vision
    10
     
  • 31.
    Visual Fields & Perimeter
    15