Certificate in Optometry
Certificate
Distance
Description
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Type
Certificate
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Methodology
Distance learning
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
Objective:
To understand the basic and advanced principles of Clinical Optometry
To do a thorough comprehensive eye examination
To be familiar with basic and advanced diagnostic procedures in Optometry
To be a competent Optometry Professional with exposure to multi-lingual, multi cultural clinical environment and ability to handle different types of patients
To make appropriate referrals
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About this course
Objective:
To understand the basic and advanced principles of Clinical Optometry
To do a thorough comprehensive eye examination
To be familiar with basic and advanced diagnostic procedures in Optometry
To be a competent Optometry Professional with exposure to multi-lingual, multi cultural clinical environment and ability to handle different types of patients
To make appropriate referrals
• 2 Passport Size Photos
• Photo ID Proof
• Address Proof
• All Experience Certificates
• All Education Mark sheet and Certificates
• Resume
10th students can apply
Reviews
Subjects
- Basic
- Systems
- Optical
- Advanced
- IT Law
- World Law
- Optometry
- Reflection grating
- Optometric treatment
- Optometric INSTRUMENTS
Teachers and trainers (1)
SNEHA SHARMA
ENGINEERING JOBS
Course programme
Physical Optics
Light:
Nature of light, Newton’s Corpuscular theory, Huygens’s wave theory, Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory, Einstein’s quantum theory, Dual Nature theory, Properties of light, Spectrum of light, Visible light and the eye, Fechner’s Law, Weber’s law, Measurement of light: Radiometry, Photometry.
Interference:
Coherent sources, Interference phenomena in optics: Constructive interference, Destructive interference,
Coherence:
Spatial coherence, Temporal coherence, Applications of interference. Interference in thin films. Wedge shaped thin films, testing of planeness of surface Newton’s rings experiment, refractive index of liquid, Interferometer: Michelson interferometer.
Diffraction:
Phenomenon of Rectilinear Propagation, Frenel’s diffraction, Fraunhofer diffraction, Applied aspects of diffraction, Single slit, qualitative and quantitative, Zone plate, Circular aperture.
liPolarization:
Polarized and Unpolarized light, Polarization of transverse waves, light as transverse waves, Double refraction, Nicol prism - Nicol prism as an analyzer, Elliptically & Circulary polarized light. Optical activity- Frenal’s experiment, Biquartz Applications of polarized light.
Spectrum:
Sources of spectrum: Bunsen, carbon, mercury, sodium, Emission and absorption spectra. Classification of emission spectra, Solar spectrum, Ultraviolet Spectrum, Infra-red spectrum, Electromagnetic spectrum.
Scattering:
Applied aspects, Glare effect, Light reduction effect, Photo electric effect, Raman Effect, Laser.
Optical instruments:
Spectrometer, Simple and compound microscope, Telescope, Resolving power of optical instruments, Resolving power of the eye, Magnifying power of simple and compound microscope, telescope.
Projects:
Newton’s Ring’s, Radius of curvature, Refractive index of lens.
Newton’s Rings, Refractive index of a liquid.
Air wedge-thickness of a wire (hair).
Grating-wavelength determination.
Dispersive power of a grating.
Grating – minimum deviation & Wavelength determination.
Reflection grating.
Diffraction at a straight wire.
Resolving power of a telescope.
Polarimeter.
Fresnel’s biprism experiment.
Thickness of thin glass plate.
Geometric Optics I
Stimulus of vision:
Laws of reflection and refraction, Total internal reflection, Ray model Fermat’s principle.
Refraction through spherical surfaces:
Introduction: Lenses:
Spherical lens, Cylindrical lens, Contact lens, Divergence and convergence of wave fronts by spherical surface, Definition of diaptre, Vergence, Working of spherical lenses, primary and secondary focal points, Prism diopter: Prentice’s law, deviations.
Opthalmic prisms – thin and thick.
Refraction at single Spherical or plane surfaces:
convex, concave, Curvature & Sagitta- Vergence & dioptric power, Nodal points & nodal ray-lateral magnification and angular magnicifaciton, Snell’s law of refraction. Thin lenses: lenses in contact, lenses separated by a distance.
Two lens systems- dioptric & Vergence power-(Object-image) relationships, Application:
calculation of image points - dioptric powers in reduced systems using vergence techniques.
Thick lenses –
cardinal points, front and back vertex powers reduced system, dioptric power of equivalent lenses. Application – to calculate to the equivalent dioptric power of thick meniscus lens, plano convex vertex powers, position of principal planes, Dioptric powers using reduced systems. (Matrix theory and lens matrices).
Cylindrical and spherocylindrical lenses:
location of foci, image planes, principle meridians, refraction by a cylindrical lens, calculation of power in different meridians, spherocylindrical lenses, circle of least confusion, refraction through a sphro cylindrical lens, writing Rx in different forms (+cyl., -cyl., meridional), additional sphro-cylinders, oblique-cylinders.
Stops, Pupils and Ports:
Entrance pupil & exit pupil (size & location), Field stop, Entrance port & exit port, field of view, vignetting, Depth of field and depth of focus.
Certificate in Optometry