Competencies and objectives

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Course context for academic year 2010-11

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Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees)

Specific competences (CE):>>Module 1: basic competences

  • CES21 : Understand and manage basic laboratory material and techniques.

 

Specific competences (CE):>>Module 2: optics competences

  • CES24 : Understand the principles, description and characteristics of the basic optical instruments, as well as of the instruments used in the practice of ophthalmology and optometrics.
  • CES36 : Be able to carry out psychophysical tests to determine visual perception levels.
  • CES37 : Understand the Spanish health care system and the basic aspects related to health service management, basically those associated with health care and rehabilitation.

 

Specific competences (CE):>>Module 3: vision system pathology competences

  • CES40 : Understand the properties and functions of the different elements making up the visual system.
  • CES46 : Understand the pharmacological actions, collateral effects and interactions of medicines.
  • CES51 : Understand the epidemiological models of the main visual pathologies.
  • CES52 : Understand and apply health education techniques to the main generic ocular health problems. Understand the principles of sickness and health.
  • CES53 : Understand the manifestations of the pathological processes and mechanisms involved in producing the main human illnesses.

 

Specific competences (CE):>>Module 4: optometry competences

  • CES54 : Develop communication, data recording and clinical history preparation skills.
  • CES55 : Acquire the ability to interpret and exercise clinical judgement on the results of the visual tests to establish the diagnosis and most appropriate treatment.
  • CES58 : Capacity to measure, interpret and treat refractive defects.
  • CES61 : Ability to prescribe, control and monitor optical corrections.
  • CES73 : Adapt contact lenses and ocular prostheses to improve vision and the external appearance of the eye.
  • CES74 : Understand the function of the retina as a receptor of radiant energy.
  • CES75 : Understand the basic models of colour, shape and movement vision.
  • CES76 : Understand the modifications in perceptive processes associated with aging.
  • CES82 : Understand and apply visual screening techniques applied to different populations.
  • CES85 : Capacity to act as a primary visual care agent.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2010-11

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General

Code: 24022
Lecturer responsible:
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Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 0,92
Practical credits: 1,48
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: OPTICS, PHARMACOLOGY AND ANATOMY
    Area: OPTICS
    Theoretical credits: 0,92
    Practical credits: 1,48
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

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