Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

OPT 503 — Primary Optometry Clinic

OPT department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

prepare patients and give them instruction on eye examination
perform routine optometric examination under supervision of an optometrist
examine the posterior segment of the eye with the aid of ophthalmoscope
detect refractive errors using basic retinoscopy; and
perform subjective refraction from refining retinoscopy findings

Course contents

Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of patients/clients in the optometry clinic under the supervision of an Optometrist. Emphasis is placed on routine optometric examination and detection of refractive errors and any other oculo-visual disorders.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study OPT 503.

OPT 503 — Primary Optometry Clinic

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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