FACULTY OF SCIENCE

SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE

OPTM3111
Optometry 3A

SEMESTER 1 2017
 Table of Contents

1. Information about the Course................................................................................................... 2

2. Staff Involved in the Course...................................................................................................... 2

3. Course Details.......................................................................................................................... 3

4. Rationale and Strategies Underpinning the Course..................................................................4

5. Course Schedule...................................................................................................................... 6

6. Assessment Tasks and Feedback.............................................................................................7

7. Additional Resources and Support.......................................................................................... 11

8. Required Equipment, Training and Enabling Skills.................................................................12

9. Course Evaluation and Development......................................................................................13

10. Administration Matters.......................................................................................................... 13

11. UNSW Academic Honesty and Plagiarism............................................................................16

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 Faculty of Science - Course Outline

1. Information about the Course

NB: Some of this information is available on the UNSW Handbook12

Year of Delivery 2017

Course Code OPTM3111
Course Name Optometry 3A
Academic Unit School of Optometry and Vision Science
Level of Course 3rd UG
Units of Credit 6UOC
Session Offered Semester 1
Assumed Prerequisites: VISN2111, VISN2211, OPTM2190, and (OPTM2291 or OPTM2211); Co-requisite:
Knowledge, VISN3111.
Prerequisites Assumed knowledge everything from all year 1 & 2 OPTM and VISN and science courses
Hours per Week 6
Number of Weeks 12 in 13 weeks
Commencement
Monday, February 27, 2017
Date

Summary of Course Structure (for details see 'Course Schedule')

Component HPW Time Day Location

3 (averaged
Lectures
across term)
Lecture 1 2-3 pm Monday, weeks 1-4 only OMBG31
Lecture 2 12-1 Tuesday, weeks 1-3 only OMBG31
Lecture 3 1-2 pm Wednesday Rupert Myer theatre
Lecture 4 & 5 2 - 4 pm Thurs Rupert Myer theatre
Laboratory Thurs 4-6, Fri 9-11, 11-1, or 2-4 or 4-6, depending on Preclinic lab, except week 6, which is in
2
(practical classes) group OMBG25
Thurs 4-6, Fri 9-11, 11-1 or 3-5, depending Week 8 Myer 2030 for groups 1,2 and 3. Library
Tutorials
on group. only 176A for groups 4 & 5.

TOTAL 5

Groups may need to be reassigned (ie if unequal number, low numbers, etc) once enrollments
Special Details
are known. Groups may be reassigned at any time if behavior is unacceptable in one or more groups.

2. Staff Involved in the Course

Staff Role Name Contact Details Consultation Times

Course Convenor & Lecturer Dr. L. Asper l.asper@unsw.edu.au Arrange appointment via email
Binocular Vision
Additional Lecturers Dr. J. Long j.long@unsw.edu.au Arrange appointment via email
Teaching Demonstrators TBA
Staff Technical & Laboratory Dr. D. Larden d.larden@unsw.edu.au Arrange appointment via email
Staff

Please remember to use your university email address AND to identify yourself in your emails. I will not
answer e-mails when the sender is not identified or if I have to look up your student number to identify you.

Do NOT email regarding course content. The appropriate place for such questions is the Moodle discussion
section, so that your classmates can answer the questions, and the lecturer can make comments only if
needed.

Notices from lecturers will be posted on Moodle in the News section.

Unfortunately it has become necessary for me to remind you that members of staff are human beings who
work much of the time but have an outside-of-work life as well. Therefore, while you are free to email us at

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any time, you are not free to expect an answer outside of working hours; nor should you expect an
immediate answer during working hours.

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3. Course Details

Objectives: To build upon the previous clinical optometry courses and add binocular vision analysis and
Course consideration of environmental factors in primary care case analysis. One focus of this course will be to give students
Description13 the ability to detect, diagnose and treat nonstrabismic binocular anomalies. The other focus of the course is to impart
an understanding of the impact of environmental factors on the eye and visual system, leading to an ability to
(Handbook Entry)
manage environmentally produced ocular and visual problems. Both strands will involve lectures, practical and/or
tutorial classes and self-directed learning.

Brief curriculum: Binocular vision: sensory and motor aspects of binocular vision, introduction to binocular vision
anomalies and methods of their analysis, accommodation/convergence imbalances and treatment. Environmental
optometry: optometric aspects of occupational health and safety; ocular and visual factors in the workplace, visual
ergonomics, visual standards, lighting design, digital displays.
Environmental Optometry: The aim is for students to understand the impact of environmental factors on the eye, and
Course Aims the optometric management of environmentally produced ocular and visual problems.

Binocular Vision: The aim is for students to understand the theoretical considerations of accommodative
convergence disorders, be able to diagnose and manage common binocular vision disorders and functional ocular
motility disorders, and participate in a practical course on the diagnosis and treatment of common accommodation
and convergence disorders.

Skills improvement: Maintain and build upon clinical skills learned in year 2 OPTM courses.
Environmental Optometry:
Student Learning
Outcomes By the end of the course you will:
- know where and how to access information related to work health and safety, ocular hazards, eye
protection and Australian Standards
- have an understanding of the factors that contribute to visual comfort and visual ability in the work
environment
- have an understanding of the issues surrounding optometric work in industry
- be able to integrate and apply knowledge to answer practical questions related to vision in the work
environment

Binocular Vision (BV):

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Discuss theory underpinning BV examination, diagnosis and treatment
Carry out a full basic examination of the status of binocular vision
Command a professional attitude with good communication skills
Note deviation from binocular vision norms and interpret results
Diagnose common accommodation/vergence disorders
Demonstrate an understanding of the different methods of analysis discussed in class and/or readings
Select and/or develop an appropriate treatment and treatment plan
Design and deliver a vision training program for common binocular imbalances
Graduate Attributes Developed in this Course
Select the level of
FOCUS
0 = NO FOCUS Activities / Assessment
1 = MINIMAL
Science Graduate 2 = MINOR
Attributes5 3 = MAJOR

Research, inquiry 3 Lectures, practical assignments, practical examination.

and analytical Assignments
thinking abilities
Capability and 3 Lectures, practical classes and tutorials
motivation for Assignments
intellectual
development
Ethical, social and 3 Lectures, practical classes and tutorials
professional Technical (professional) skills in vision screening, ergonomics and lighting practical classes
understanding
Communication 3 Practical classes, tutorials and practical examination.
Verbal presentations during practical classes and tutorials
Teamwork, 3 Group work for tutorials and group practical activities
collaborative and
management skills
Information literacy 3 Environmental Optometry tutorial
Optometry 3A addresses the competencies listed below. These are taken from the paper: Optometry Australia entry-
level competency standards for optometry 2014 in Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 2015;98:68-89. Most of the
activities listed below must be performed UNDER SUPERVISION while you are students. (For example, you must
not provide optometric advice to anyone until you are a registered optometrist (or under supervision in clinic, as a
student.))

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 Unit 1; Professional and clinical responsibilities
1.1Maintains, develops and audits optometric knowledge, clinical expertise and skills
1.2 Adopts an evidence-based practice approach as the foundation for making clinical decisions
1.4 Acts in accordance with the standards of ethical behaviour of the profession.
1.5 Communicates appropriate advice and information.
1.6 Uses resources from optometric and other organizations to enhance patient care.
1.7 Understands the general principles of the development and maintenance of an optometric practice.
1.8 Understands the legal and other obligations involved in optometric practice.
1.11 Promotes issues of eye and vision care and general health to the community.
Unit 2: Communication and Patient History
2.1 Communicates with the patient.
2.2 Makes general observations of patient
2.3 Obtains the case history.
Unit 3: Patient examination
3.1 Formulates an examination plan.
3.2 Implements examination plan.
3.5 Assesses refractive status.
3.6 Assesses oculomotor and binocular function.
Unit 4: Diagnosis and management
4.1 Establishes a diagnosis or diagnoses.
4.4 Designs a management plan in consulation with the patient and implements the agreed plan
4.5 Prescribes spectacles [NOTE from L. Asper: You will NOT be prescribing spectacles, but the information in
this course will help you to prescribe appropriate spectacles when you are legally able to prescribe.]
4.10 Manages patients requiring vision therapy.
4.14 Provides advice on vision, eye health and safety in the workplace and recreational settings.
Unit 5: Health information management
5.1 Records patient information and data in a legible, secure, accessible, permanent and unambiguous
manner.
5.2 Maintains confidentiality of patient records.

Environmental Optometry:
Major Topics Legislation and risk management
(Syllabus Outline) Industry and vision standards
Vision screening
Eye protection and the risk management process
Lighting
Ergonomics and visual ergonomics
Visual fatigue
Working in and with business and industry
Binocular Vision
Introduction to Binocular vision
Overview of binocular deviations
Ocular motility
Accommodation
Vergence
Phoria measurement
Graphical analysis
Normative and integrative analysis
Fixation disparity
Stereopsis testing
Control systems analysis
Optometry 3A builds upon knowledge and skills gained in previous courses in the Optometry curriculum.
Relationship to
Other Courses The information and skills gained in this course will assist students in the Clinical component of the course.
within the Program
Successful completion of Optometry 3A is required before enrolment in Opt 3B or any fourth year clinical subject is
permitted.

4. Rationale and Strategies Underpinning the Course

Teaching strategies include the following:

Teaching Strategies Lectures to provide the necessary background and theory underpinning the study of topics included in this course.
Lectures also may direct students to resources.
Authentic learning in practical classes to develop basic skills in a variety of procedures and skills and in case
analysis. The practical classes and tutorials also extend theoretical principles learned in lectures.
Class exercises and assignments - self-directed learning reinforces and extends theoretical principles learned in
lectures. These activities also encourage students to undertake further investigation and research and to apply their
knowledge

Rationale for Learning and teaching in Optometry 3A build upon prior experience and knowledge obtained throughout your life,
learning and including prior visual science and clinical optometry courses. A linear model of education is followed in that the
subject matter generally starts with knowledge and facts and builds towards the application of your knowledge in the
teaching in this
broader context of patient care. You are encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, as this will prepare
course you for the life-long learning that is expected from a health care professional

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Suggested approaches to learning:

Attendance at lectures is important. Benefits of attendance include:

- Most if not all lectures will be interactive.
- During the lectures there will be exercises and practical activities to help you understand
and assimilate the material. These will not necessarily be available online.
- Sometimes demonstration material and equipment will be brought to the lectures so that
you can see practical examples. You will not have access to this outside of the lectures.
- The lecture notes provided on Moodle are an outline only. Most of the photographs shown
during the lectures will not be included in the online version of the notes.
- The lectures may be recorded on Moodle via ECHO, but sometimes this facility is not
available. This resource should be used as a supplement to the lectures, not a substitute.
- It is important to keep up by reading the required readings and preparing for practical
classes. To achieve the best possible learning outcomes, you should attend lectures
regularly (see above) and refer to any class notes that are available. Supplementary
reading from the recommended texts will be useful to revise and reinforce material covered
on lectures.
- Practical classes are designed to build on the theory component delivered during lectures.
Preparation by reading any advance information suggested by the lecturer, and keeping up
with lecture topics, will enable you to make the most of the practical sessions. There is no
funding to provide extra staff to supervise extra practice sessions outside of those
scheduled, so the utmost preparation for practical classes is necessary. This permits you
to learn the maximum that you are able in the prac class and to use class time efficiently.
After the pracs, review what you have learned and look up aspects of the prac that you did
not understand. If you are unclear about an aspect of what you should have learned during
that prac, contact the relevant lecturer soon - do not wait until stuvac.
- The assignments are designed for self-directed learning. These activities enable you to
actively participate in your own learning and prepare you for a lifetime of learning (it should
be obvious to you that this is extremely important in a health care profession). The study
questions, although optional, are designed to emphasize or clarify points from lecture and
you will benefit from attempting to answer the questions, reviewing the correct answers,
and then adjusting your study accordingly.

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5. Course Schedule
Some of this information is available on the Online Handbook14 and the UNSW Timetable15.

Lecture Lecture, Thurs 3-4 Practical: Th Tutorial: Assignment and Submission

Week Lecture Lecture Lecture Wed 1-2 Thurs 2-3 Rupert Rupert Myer 4-6, Fri 9-11, Thur 4-6, Fri dates (see also 'Assessment
Monday 2-3 pm Tuesday 12- pm Rupert Myer Myer 11-1, 2-4 & 9-11, 11-1,2- Tasks & Feedback')
OMBG31 1 pm 4-6. 4 & 4-6.
OMBG31 Venue see
p2.
Week 1 Intro to course Overview of Ocular motility - Ocular motility; Accommodation -
Intro to BV ocular testing, Accommodation diagnosis and No Tutorial
deviations diagnosis, -testing treatment
treatment no prac
Week 2 Accommodation Measuring Introduction to Legislation and risk Industry and vision
- diagnosis and and Environmental management standards No Tutorial
treatment interpreting Optometry
phorias BV prac 1
Week 3 Vergence Vergence Visual task Vision screening Eye protection and the Assignment for BV prac 1 due at
analysis risk management No Tutorial beginning of prac 2a.
process BV prac 2a
Week 4 Intro to graphical No lecture Graphical Midterm 1 hour BV Ergonomics Part 1 Midterm exam BV and Env
analysis analysis and Env Opt Optom, 20 mins each. Prac 2a
BV prac 2b No Tutorial due at beginning of prac 2b.
Week 5 No lecture No lecture TBA Ergonomics Part 2 Lighting part 1 Env Opt - Prac 2b due.
Visual task
analysis No Tutorial
Week 6 No lecture No lecture Lighting Part 2 Empty for study Visual Ergonomics Env Opt -
questions Lighting No Tutorial
Week 7 No lecture No lecture Graphical Fatigue Using your
analysis - case Environmental No Prac -
studies Optometry knowledge Good Friday No Tutorial
Week 8 No lecture No lecture Normative Fixation disparity Fixation disparity TUTORIAL : Ratios assignment due
analysis BV 3a Env Opt Wednesday 5 pm.
Week 9 No lecture No lecture Stereopsis Management of Env Optom final Prac 3a due beginning of prac
accommodation and exam 3b. Env Opt final exam venue:
vergence disorders BV 3b No Tutorial TBA
Week 10 No lecture No lecture Control systems TBA TBA Prac 3b due beginning of prac 4
analysis BV 4 No Tutorial
Week 11 No lecture No lecture TBA TBA TBA Prac 4 due beginning of prac 5.
Skills maintenance assignment
BV 5 No Tutorial due Tuesday 5 pm.
Week 12 No lecture No lecture TBA TBA TBA Assignment for prac 5 & 6 due at
BV 6 No Tutorial end of scheduled prac class.
Week 13 No lecture No lecture TBA TBA TBA no prac No Tutorial

14 UNSW Virtual Handbook: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au

15 UNSW Timetable: http://www.timetable.unsw.edu.au/
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6. Assessment Tasks and Feedback
Task Knowledge & abilities assessed Assessment % of Date of Feedback
Criteria total
mark Release Submission WHO WHEN HOW

Combined Env Optom Environmental Optometry: Teaching material from week Demonstrates 20% 23/3/17 23/3/17 JL and LA 7/4/17 verbal, marks.
and BV Midterm exam 1-3. Binocular vision: Teaching material, including knowledge of material General feedback
readings and lectures, up to and including the covered in lectures, re common BV
(note that the Env introduction to graphical analysis. This includes the readings, practical errors will be
Optometry and BV ability to discuss the theory underpinning testing classes, and exercises. posted on Moodle.
sections will each be procedures and BV techniques, diagnosis of oculo-motor Accurate responses.
worth 10% of the total and accommodatiave disorders, and devise a treatment
mark. plan for these anomalies. Also covers required readings,
which are related to the above learning outcomes.
Teaching material week 1-8 covering all of the learning Demonstrates 25% Week 9 JL End of Marks
Env Optom Final exam outcomes listed for Environmental Optometry in section knowledge of material session
3 of this course outline. covered in lectures,
readings, practical
classes, and exercises.
Accurate responses.
BV practical Diagnose common accommodation/ vergence Accurate completion of Hurdle See course See course Dr. L Asper During Verbal. For prac 3,
assignments* disorders. questions and schedule schedule prac time feedback will be
completion of all written on the
Demonstrate understanding of practical submitted
procedures and factors that can affect results. practical activities with assignment.if hard
Carry out a full basic examination of the status of correct recording. copy submitted. No
binocular vision feedback for
electronic
Command a professional attitude with good submission.
communication skills
Note deviation from binocular vision norms and
interpret results
Diagnose common accommodation/vergence
disorders
Demonstrate an understanding of the different
methods of analysis discussed in class and/or
readings
Select and/or develop an appropriate treatment
and treatment plan
Design and deliver a vision training program for
common binocular imbalances
BV ratios assignment* Diagnose common accommodation / vergence Accurate responses Hurdle 27/3/17 26/4/17 LA` 10/5/17 Written remarks
disorders (specifically, how to calculate ratios that on hard copy of
assist in these diagnoses). assignment.
Verbal in lecture.
BV theory final Theory underpinning BV examination, diagnosis Accurate responses. 40% Exam Final marks
and treatment. period
Knowledge of norms and interpretation of results.
Diagnosis of accommodation and/or vergence
disorders.

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 Selection of appropriate treatment(s). Design of
vision training program and/or other treatment plan.
Also covers required readings, which are related to
the above learning outcomes.
BV practical examination Communication skills, performance of examination Competency in each
technique. A more
15% Exam Final marks
techniques, period
complete study guide will
knowledge of norms, be available on Moodle by
week 11.
interpretation of results
selection of correct training or testing techniques
performance of vision training techniques,
ecording of results.
Skill maintenance and Objective and subjective refraction. Colour vision. BIO. Slit lamp Completion of required Hurdle 16/5/17 LA` 31/5/16 Written or posted
self-audit fundoscopy. Focimetry, Direct ophthalmoscopy; biomicroscopy, tasks. Satisfactory self- on Moodle
entrance tests analysis and self-audit,
including answers to self-
reflective prompt
questions See separate
assignment info.
Environmental Optometry Knowledge, understanding and application of lecture material Completion of practical Hurdle Week 5 JL during Verbal
practical classes which was delivered in lectures week 2-5 (Prac class 1) and class activities and 6 prac
week 5-6 (prac class 2) time
Environmental Optometry Knowledge, understanding and application of lecture and Completion of tutorial Hurdle Week 8 JL During Verbal
tutorial practical class material which was delivered in weeks 2-7 activities during class tutorial
timeand participation in time
class discussion

Overall rationale for assessment

Your future patients, the general public, clinic supervisors and the profession of Optometry expect that you will be able to accurately perform and record the procedures taught in this course,
interpret and relate findings to other aspects of patient care, and establish a diagnosis and treatment plan for your patient. The assessment components of this subject are designed to ensure that
you will be able to meet these expectations.

What is a pass?
The table below lists the assessment tasks and their weightings. You are required to pass all three assessment areas below that are marked with an *, with a 50% mark or higher AND successfully
complete the hurdles. Criteria for the hurdles and penalties for unsatisfactory completion of the hurdles are listed below the table and on the next page.

If you fail any of the three areas noted with * below, you will fail the course, even if your numerical aggregate mark >50 (or 60 or 70+). The grade you receive will be UF which indicates that you
failed an essential component of the course.

Assessment Task/Grouping Weightin Other info

g
Combined Env Opt and BV theory Midterm (short answer and/or short essay and/or multiple choice) 20% The Environmental Optometry and the BV component will be
worth 10% each.
*Env Opt final examination (short answer and essay questions) 25% * Must pass this with mark 50
*BV Theory Final (short answer and/or short or long essay and/or multiple choice) 40% * Must pass this with mark 50
*BV prac exam 15% * Must pass this with mark 65
BV Practical Assignments (5) Hurdle see below for criteria and penalty

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 BV Ratios Assignment Hurdle see below for criteria and penalty
Satisfactory participation in all pracs and tutorials Hurdle see below for criteria and penalty
Skills maintenance activities and assignment Hurdle See below (and lecture in week 1) for explanation.

Criteria for satisfactory performance and Penalties for unsatisfactory performance on above hurdles:

Prac assignments: For satisfactory performance, all record keeping must be correct and all questions must be answered and answers must indicate a serious effort.
0.5% will be deducted from overall mark for unsatisfactory work (max 3% deducted from course). If evidence of plagiarism, this will be reported as academic misconduct
in addition to the above penalty.
Ratios assignment: For satisfactory performance, all tables and calculations must be complete, and answers to all questions should be correct and full. If not completed
to a satisfactory standard: 2% deducted from course mark. If evidence of plagiarism, this will be reported as academic misconduct in addition to the above penalty.
Satisfactory participation in pracs and tutorials: Up to 5% (0.5% for each week of BV and/or Env Optom prac) will be deducted from the overall course mark for
failure to bring and use the required practical equipment or if participation is not satisfactory. Satisfactory participation in pracs means starting on time and spending the
prac doing prac work related to the topic for the day. Satisfactory participation in the Env Optom Tutorial includes completing set tasks for the tutorial, making relevant
contributions to class discussions, building on the ideas and contributions of others and demonstrating consideration and respect for others and their opinions. If you are
scheduled to be the patient on a particular day, you will lose marks for late arrival, disrupting the class, or using your phone (relates to learning outcome regarding
professionalism).

The following applies to all pracs:

If you are ill and unable to attend a practical session you should email me or phone me (93855792) and leave a message. You should also phone Dale Larden
(93854623) and leave a message. Failure to contact us prior to the practical session to report any absence will result in a serious inconvenience to the person scheduled
as your partner and may result in a penalty for your non-participation.

Skills maintenance:

Many skills such as refraction, some entry tests, focimetry, biomicroscopy, direct ophthalmoscopy, colour vision testing, tonometry, BIO, gonioscopy and slit lamp fundoscopy
were taught in year 2. To maintain and improve your skills, you are required to practice some of these skills on your own time without supervision. An assignment designed to
maintain and improve your optometric and self-audit skills will be given to you in the first week of session1. The assignment will be due in week 11.

Those activities that require the use of diagnostic drugs cannot be practiced without supervision, so supervised practice will be arranged for week O, ie week July 17-21
(probably July 20-21) so that you can practice gonioscopy and tonometry this is not included as an assessment in OPTM3111. It is strongly recommended that you arrange
your winter break so that you return in time to participate in this practice.

Additional assessment special issues that relate to Optometry 3A

No one is automatically entitled to additional assessment. Reassessment is used when there is doubt about a student's ability and knowledge. When there is no doubt, there is
no reassessment.

The School Examinations Committee will decide in July who is entitled to additional assessment.
If a students overall mark is less than 50%, additional assessment will not be permitted.

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very unlikely that further assessment will be granted if any of the starred items are failed. If the overall mark is greater than 50% and one or more of the starred items has
been failed, it is likely that a UF grade will be given. According to the UNSW website, the definition of UF is Unsatisfactory fail: Unsatisfactory performance in an
essential component of the course.
Supplementary assessment, if granted, may consist of a written, practical, and/or an oral examination with one or more examiners. An oral examination or any practical
exam could have one or a panel of assessors. If more than one additional assessment is granted (extremely unlikely), it is possible that they will all be held the same day.

Failure in any additional assessment or absence from the additional assessment will result in a fail or a "UF" for the subject, even if the overall numerical mark>50,.

Please read carefully the pages of this course outline that give important information regarding supplementary examination
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Approaches to assessment: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/assessment

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7. Additional Resources and Support

The following texts should be available from the UNSW bookshop. They are also on open reserve in the
Text Books library. It is expected that you already have access to Elliot from your previous courses.

Required texts:
Clinical Management of Binocular Vision. Heterophoric, Accommodative and Eye Movement
Disorders, 4th edition (2014) by Scheiman and Wick. Published by Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins. (3rd edition is also ok)
Online links to readings in Moodle see required readings in Moodle.

Recommended text:
Ocular accommodation, convergence and fixation disparity, A manual of Clinical Analysis, 2nd Edition
(1995) By David A Goss. Publisher is Butterworth Heinemann. This is out of print but available in the
library.
This course outline will be available on Moodle. Binocular vision prac assignments will be
Course Manual placed on Moodle approximately a week before the relevant prac class. Videos showing
how to perform the various BV testing procedures will be available on Moodle. You must
view the videos and be familiar with the procedures before attending the prac.
Copies of the following textbooks have been placed in the High Use Collection in the
Required Readings UNSW library:
Bridger, RS. Introduction to ergonomics. Taylor & Francis. 2003

North RV Work and the eye. Butterworth-Heinemann Medical. 2001

Pitts DG, Kleinstein RN. Environmental Vision. Butterworth-Heinemann. 1993.

Sanders MS, McComick EJ. Human Factors in Engineering and Design. 1992.

Students can view, download and print from the Australian Standards database
through the UNSW library. For assistance, please apply to the Library desk, Level 2.

Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1336: 2014. Recommended practices for

occupational eye protection.

Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1337.1: 2010. Personal eye and face protection
for occupational applications

Australian Standard / New Zealand Standard 1337.6: 2012 Personal eye protection Part 6:
Prescription eye protectors against low and medium impact

Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1680 series: Interior Lighting.

AS/NZS ISO 31000. Risk Management: Principles and guidelines.

Binocular Vision readings according to topic. Note that all required reading here is
assessable, even if not covered in lecture material. S&W refers to the Scheiman and
Wick text (see above). Required readings from Elliot, for the pracs, are listed in the
prac assignments.

Introduction and Overview

S&W: p 36 (cover test) (both editions 3 & 4)
Ocular motility
S&W: p. 382-396 3rd ed or 368-381 4th ed (the remainder of chapter 13 should be
read toward end of session 1)
Accommodation
S&W: p.18-25 3rd ed or 18-24 4th ed; and Chapter 12
Vergence
S&W p 1-16 3rd ed or 1-15 4th ed (ok to ignore parts on fixation disparity until later
in session)
Graphical analysis
S&W: p. 50-52 and p. 66 76 in ed 3 or 49-51 & 64-72 in 4th ed.
Normative and Integrative analysis
S&W: All chapter 2 (omit for now the portion on fixation disparity) AND Chapter 14.
S&W: Chapters 9-11 (parts on diagnosis and case analysis)
Fixation disparity
S&W: p. 55-56 in 3rd ed and 54-55 in 4th ed AND Chapter 15 (both editions)
Handout to be given out in class.
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S&W: p. 16-19 (both editions)
Control systems analysis
S&W: Chapter 16 (both editions)
Management of accommodative and vergence disorders
S&W: Chapters 3 & 5 AND Chapters 9-11 (parts on treatment) both editions
Readings from required readings in Moodle, links available on Moodle. These readings
will be posted on or before week 5. There will be somewhere between 8 and 14 papers.

Additional readings (available in UNSW library)

Additional Readings AS/NZS 1338 Filters for eye protectors
.1 Welding
.2 Ultra-violet
.3 Infra-red

AS/NZS1337.4 Laser eye protection

AS/NZS1337.5 Eye protection for Laser adjustment
As/NZS IEC 60825.1 and 60825.14 Safety of laser products
AS1470 Health and safety at work: principles and practice
AS1318 SAA Industrial Safety colour code
AS1319 Rules for the design and use of safety signs for the occupational environment
AS1609 Automotive eye protectors
AS2397 Guide to the safe use of lasers in the building industry
AS3957 Welding curtains

Binocular Vision - recommended readings (available in UNSW library)

The book by Goss (see text book section) is a great help for the graphical analysis topic.
Safety Institute of Australia http://www.sia.org.au/
Recommended Internet Workcover NSW https://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/Prevent Blindness America
Sites http://www.preventblindness.org/
National Safety Council of Australia http://www.nsca.org.au/
Optometry Australia (National) http://www.optometry.org.au/

Optometrists Association of Australia (NSW) http://www.optometry.org.au/NSW/

International Ergonomics Association http://www.iea.cc/
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia http://www.ergonomics.org.au
ARPANSA. http://www.arpansa.gov.au

Students are encouraged to become involved in professional societies and organizations.

Societies Optometry Australia encourages student enquiries

http://www.optometry.org.au/
The School of Optometry and Science computer lab is at OMB (old main building) LG21.
Computer Laboratories or UNSW library is available for study.
Study Spaces
You may use the preclinic lab for practice when it is not scheduled for any other class,
(during working hours only) and only when you are not scheduled to be in another class
(ie dont skip a lecture to practice).

You may NEVER use the ground floor clinic for practice for this course, even if someone
in the clinic gives permission. They are not supposed to give permission to use the clinic..

8. Required Equipment, Training and Enabling Skills

Binocular vision pracs: Students are expected to have all pocket equipment and
Equipment Required a diagnostic set for many of the pracs. Specifics for each prac are listed in the
prac handout that is available on Moodle at least one week prior to the prac.
Failure to bring and use appropriate equipment will result in a deduction of
marks see assessment section.
Students are expected to be computer and information literate at this stage of
Enabling Skills Training the program. Students should have completed the ELISE course (see UNSW
Required to Complete this library website) or similar information literacy courses offered by UNSW (eg LILT
Course or BIOS).

Students need to also aware that some procedures, particularly those learned in
2nd year and practiced in the skills improvement strand of Opt 3A involve direct
contact with the eye. All Health and Safety (HS) rules from year 2 still
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9. Course Evaluation and Development
Student feedback is gathered periodically by various means. Such feedback is considered carefully with a view to acting on it
constructively wherever possible. This course outline conveys how feedback has helped to shape and develop this course.

Mechanisms Last Comments or Changes Resulting from Reviews

of Review Review
Date
2014 The review recommended that students should practice on their own time and not have scheduled
Major Course supervised practice time. Therefore self-audit and self-practice have been incorporated into the course
Review and supervised practice has been omitted.

Some elements of Environmental Optometry have been moved to Professional Optometry (year 4), ocular
disease, and dispensing. Therefore the relative weightings of Environmental Optometry and Binocular
vision have changed.

2015 Student feedback was very positive. The mark for being satisfied with feedback, often an area that is
myExperience11 marked low, was much better than in previous years. Therefore students are advised that If you want
OR CATEI more individual feedback, please contact the relevant lecturer with specific questions.

The large number of student study questions and answers that students have been given in the past will
be at least partly converted to optional online quizzes. This is in response to student feedback that they
are unable to monitor their progress unless the questions are in quiz form.

These quizzes will only be available for a short time, to encourage students to keep up with the material.
Your feedback/constructive criticism is encouraged throughout the course. To provide feedback regarding
Other environmental optometry topics, contact Dr. Long. For feedback relative to binocular vision component or
to the overall structure of the course, contact Dr. Asper.

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myExperience process: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/myexperience

10. Administration Matters

Attendance
Expectations of Some components of this course are compulsory, and you are expected to attend. Attendance at
Students compulsory course components will be monitored by taking a roll. You may lose marks from your final
course mark for non-attendance, unless you submit an application for special consideration and provide
appropriate documentation.

The compulsory course components, and the justification for their compulsory nature, are as follows:
Tutorials run in Week 8.This tutorial provides a particularly effective and critical learning experience
to help you to contextualise important subject matter presented elsewhere in the course.
All practical classes in this course must be attended because they act to reinforce theoretical
components of the course, while teaching critical practical clinical skills prior to use in the clinic in
the final year of the program.

In Session 2 (Optometry 3B) students will be examining family/friends as patients, in the clinic. This
highlights the importance of the practical work in Opt 3A. Therefore, 100% attendance for the practical
component of each strand is expected as no catch up time is scheduled. Late arrival for practical
classes may be recorded as an absence for that lab. There is a penalty with regard to marks (see
assessment section) if you do not attend or fully participate in the pracs.

The University uses email as an official form of communication for students. All UNSW students have
their own email account. The School of Optometry and Vision Science will also make use of this form of
communication.

It is extremely important that you know how to use your Zmail and ensure that you check it regularly.
You are advised to link your official UNSW email address to your habitual email address (e.g. hotmail).
You will miss out on vital information from the School and University if you do not check your Zmail.

For more information or if you are having connection or access problems, see:
IT Service Centre
www.it.unsw.edu.au/
Telephone: 02 9385 1333
Email: itservicecentre@unsw.edu.au

Moodle: All students should ensure during the first week of class that they can access Moodle. If you
have difficulties, see Dr Asper immediately.

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 Complaints: If you have complaints, suggestions, or difficulties with the subject matter, please contact
the relevant lecturer first. The lecturers appreciate your input and the respect that you show by going to
them personally. If your problem is still not solved, contact me. If matters remain unresolved, the next
person to contact is Prof Stapleton, Head of School.

For issues arising with the course as a whole and not about subject matter itself, contact Dr. Asper (see
"contact details").
Assignments should be submitted via Moodle (electronic submission).
This includes completed laboratory reports and logs which should be scanned/photographed and
submitted via Moodle. IN ADDITION, hard copy of prac reports may be requested. Your lecturer will
inform you about when and where to submit these.

Assignment You may also be required to submit a hard copy of the assignment. If a hard copy is
Submissions required, the lecturer will announce this via Moodle announcements at least a week before
the assignment is due. If you are asked to submit hard copy, you must ALSO submit the
paper electronically the electronic version will be used to determine if the assignment
was indeed submitted and on time. Hard copy must have a cover sheet and be submitted
via the Assignment submission box at the Student Enquiry office (Rupert Myer building,
room 3.003). Hard copy will not be receipted.

Marked assignments can be collected from the:

School Enquiry office during counter opening hours. You must show a valid student card to do
this.

The School Policy on Submission of Assignments (including penalties for late assignments) and the
Assignment Attachment Sheet are available from the School office (RMB3.003) and the School website
at: http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au/current/policies-and-procedures

Information on relevant policies and expectations is provided during General Safety Induction training. A
Work Health and copy of the Induction booklet distributed at this training is available from the School of Optometry and
Safety12 Vision Science office (RMB3.003) and the School website at:
http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au/whs/work-health-and-safety
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE, UNSW
Assessment SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION INFORMATION, 2017
Procedures
There are two circumstances whereby a supplementary examination may be granted:
UNSW Assessment
Policy13 COMPETENCY IN DOUBT
Students whose competency level is in doubt after the final examination(s) may be eligible to sit a
supplementary examination in the course(s) concerned.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
On some occasions, sickness, misadventure or other circumstances beyond your control may prevent
you from completing a course requirement, such as attending a formal end of semester examination. In
these cases you may apply for Special Consideration. To do this you must make formal application for
Special Consideration for the course/s affected as soon as practicable after the problem occurs and
within three working days of the assessment to which it refers. The application must be made via
Online Services in myUNSW. Log into myUNSW and go to My Student Profile tab > My Student
Services > Online Services > Special Consideration. Submit the application (including supporting
documentation) to UNSW Student Central.

Special Consideration - Pre-Existing Conditions

Many conditions that are the subject of special consideration applications are pre-existing and could be
used repeatedly to gain examinations at a later date. These include conditions aggravated or triggered
by the stress of the assessment. With the help of your doctor and/or other health care practitioners,
steps can be taken ahead of the assessment time to minimise or avoid the consequences of these
conditions. When applying for special consideration on the basis of a condition that was already known
to be a problem for you and which you have already used as the basis for a special consideration
application, the School will require you to provide a certificate that details the preventative measures
taken and why they were not successful. This will then be taken into account when considering the
application.

Absence from a final examination is a serious matter, normally resulting in a Fail (FL) grade. If you are
medically unfit to attend an examination, YOU MUST CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECTLY ON THE
DAY OF THE EXAMINATION TO ADVISE OF THIS (telephone 02 9385 4639, email:
optometry@unsw.edu.au). You must also submit a Request for Special Consideration application as
detailed above.

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 You are reminded that supplementary examinations are not granted lightly or automatically. Eligibility for
supplementary examinations, for both of the above situations, is determined by the School Examination
Committee, which meets soon after the formal examination period has ended. You cannot apply for a
supplementary examination, so please do not contact the School or Course Controllers to request a
supplementary examination.

It is the responsibility of the student to consult the web site or noticeboard to ascertain whether
they have supplementary examinations. This information WILL NOT be conveyed in ANY other
manner. Interstate, overseas or any other absence cannot be used as an excuse.

This information will be available on the School web site at http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au (do not
confuse the School website with the myUNSW website) and posted on the notice board on Level 3. This
information will be available as soon as possible after the School Examination Committee meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FOR 2017 WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:

FOR SESSION 1:
STAGE 1-4* COURSES: DURING THE WEEK OF 3-7 JULY 2017
THERE WILL BE NO SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FOR STAGE 5
STUDENTS IN SEMESTER 1 2017

FOR SESSION 2:
ALL COURSES: DURING THE WEEK OF 27 NOVEMBER-1 DECEMBER 2017

Supplementary examinations will be held at the scheduled time only. If students who are granted
supplementary examinations do not attend, a failure will be recorded for that course. Students should
not make travel arrangements, or any other commitments, before establishing whether or not
they have supplementary examinations. Ignorance of these procedures, interstate, overseas or
any other absence will not be accepted as an excuse. But usual Special Consideration for
illness still applies.

If additional assessment is not scheduled, this does NOT indicate whether or not a student has passed
or failed the course. Results will be received in the usual way. Please do not contact the School in this
regard.

Please note the above applies to OPTM and VISN courses only. Any information on supplementary
examinations for servicing courses (e.g. CHEM****) is the responsibility of the School conducting the
course.

* Stage 4 includes courses in the first year of the MClinOptom program.

School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, 13 December 2016

Those students who have a disability or are dealing with personal circumstances that affect their study
Equity and that requires some adjustment in their teaching or learning environment are encouraged to discuss their
Diversity study needs with the course Convenor prior to, or at the commencement of, their course, or with the
Equity Officer (Disability) in the Equity and Diversity Unit (9385 4734 or
http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/ ).

Issues to be discussed may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, the provision of services
and additional exam and assessment arrangements. Early notification is essential to enable any
necessary adjustments to be made.

Student Complaint School Contact Faculty Contact University Contact

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Prof. Helen Swarbrick Dr Chris Tisdell 1 Student Conduct and Appeals
h.swarbrick@unsw.ed Associate Dean (Education) Officer (SCAO) within the Office of the Pro-
u.au cct@unsw.edu.au Vice-Chancellor (Students) and Registrar.
Tel: 9385 4373 Tel: 9385 6792 2
or 3 Telephone 02 9385 8515, email
Dr Gavin Edwards studentcomplaints@unsw.edu.au
Associate Dean (Academic 4
Programs) University Counselling and Psychological
g.edwards@unsw.edu.au Services [CAPS]16
Tel: 9385 4652 5 Tel: 9385 5418

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11. UNSW Academic Honesty and Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as ones own.

*Examples include:
direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material, ideas or concepts from a book,
article, report or other written document (whether published or unpublished), composition, artwork, design, drawing,
circuitry, computer program or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resource, or another persons assignment
without appropriate acknowledgement;
paraphrasing another persons work with very minor changes keeping the meaning, form and/or progression of ideas of
the original;
piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole;
presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other
people, for example, another student or a tutor; and
claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that is greater than that actually
contributed.

For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for academic credit
elsewhere may be considered plagiarism.

Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered to be plagiarism.

Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live presentation, may similarly contain
plagiarised material.

The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the academic discipline does not amount to
plagiarism.

The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on plagiarism and academic honesty.
These resources can be located via:

https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism

The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for
example, in:
correct referencing practices;
paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management;
appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials including text, images, formulae and concepts.

Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre.

Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study and one of the identified causes of
plagiarism is poor time management. Students should allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing
of sources in preparing all assessment items.

* Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with kind permission from the University of
Newcastle
Adapted with kind permission from the University of Melbourne

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