Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2025-26

La salud visual en el entorno laboral constituye un ámbito prioritario dentro de la prevención de riesgos laborales. Los profesionales sanitarios implicados en la prevención de riesgos laborales. entre ellos los ópticos-optometristas, no solo desarrollan funciones clínicas específicas, sino que también desempeñan un papel clave en la vigilancia de la salud de las personas trabajadoras. Su intervención proporciona herramientas fundamentales para la identificación, evaluación y seguimiento de los riesgos visuales, permitiendo detectar precozmente alteraciones funcionales o estructurales derivadas de la actividad laboral. Esta labor resulta imprescindible para el diseño e implementación de estrategias preventivas eficaces, dentro de un enfoque necesariamente multidisciplinar e integrado con el resto de especialidades en materia de salud y seguridad en el trabajo. En este contexto, la asignatura “Salud visual de las personas trabajadoras: aspectos preventivos, diagnósticos y terapéuticos” ofrece al óptico-optometrista una visión especializada y actualizada para afrontar estos retos, reforzando su capacidad para actuar de forma proactiva en la protección de la salud visual en el entorno laboral.

 

 

 

 

Learning outcomes / Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2025-26

Skills/Skills

  • CB10 : Possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will largely be self-directed or autonomous.
  • CB9 : Know how to communicate their conclusions - and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them - to specialized and non-specialized audiences clearly and unambiguously.
  • CG4 : Know how to organize data in the preparation of clinical histories applicable to different population groups that present different visual care needs.
  • CT2 : Develop teamwork skills, whether in teams with personnel from the same discipline or multidisciplinary teams
  • CT3 : Develop skills related to computer tools and information and communication technologies

 

Conocimientos/Contenidos

  • CB6 : Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
  • CE14 : Acquire the appropriate knowledge and tools for the identification, analysis, and control of the main visual health problems related to work and its risk factors.
  • CG1 : Acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of optometry and visual health.
  • CG3 : Acquire the necessary knowledge for the resolution of diagnosis and visual treatments applicable to different population groups

 

Skills/Competences

  • CB7 : Know how to apply acquired knowledge and problem-solving abilities in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
  • CE15 : Develop ergonomic improvements related to visual health in the work environment for groups of workers with specific characteristics.
  • CG5 : Acquire the capacity for information and resource management, reasoning, drawing conclusions, and scientific and technical autonomy
  • CT1 : Adopt the principle of respect for human rights and fundamental rights, respect for gender equality and non-discrimination based on any personal or social condition or circumstance, and respect for the principles of universal accessibility and design for all people

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

 

1. Identify ocular and visual risk factors in the workplace.
2. Explain the mechanisms of the appearance of visual problems in relation to occupational risk factors.
3. Know the regulations related to eye protection and visual performance, as well as the systems of notification of work accidents and occupational diseases.
4. Knowing the specific problems of sensitive workers: the elderly, contact lens users, workers with specific visual pathologies, among others.
5. Know the principles of health surveillance for its application to occupational hazards with effects on visual health.

1. Identify ocular and visual risk factors in the workplace.

2. Explain the mechanisms of the appearance of visual problems in relation to occupational risk factors.

3. Know the regulations related to eye protection and visual performance, as well as the systems of notification of work accidents and occupational diseases.

4. Knowing the specific problems of sensitive workers: the elderly, contact lens users, workers with specific visual pathologies, among others.

5. Know the principles of health surveillance for its application to occupational hazards with effects on visual health.

 

 

 

Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2025-26

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General

Code: 37923
Lecturer responsible:
Seguí Crespo, María del Mar
Credits ECTS: 3,00
Theoretical credits: 0,40
Practical credits: 0,80
Distance-base hours: 1,80

Departments involved

  • Dept: Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine & Public Health and History of Science
    Area: Preventative Medicine and Public Health
    Theoretical credits: 0,16
    Practical credits: 0,24
  • Dept: Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy
    Area: Optics
    Theoretical credits: 0,24
    Practical credits: 0,56
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught