Duke Ophthalmic Technician Training Program Course Schedule

SEMESTER I

Class # Course Class Title Format Credits

1 10629 OPTECH 151 Orientation Lectures Lecture 1

2 10631 OPTECH 152 Basic Science Lectures Lecture 1

3 10632 OPTECH 153 Visual Acuity Assessment Lecture 1

4 10633 OPTECH 153L Visual Acuity Assessment Lab Lab 1

5 10634 OPTECH 154 Physiology and Anatomy of the Eye Lecture 1

6 10635 OPTECH 155 Physical History Lecture 1

7 10642 OPTECH 156 CPR Lecture 1

8 10636 OPTECH 158 Optics and Refractometry Lecture 2

9 10637 OPTECH 158L Optics and Refractometry Lab Lab 1

10 10644 OPTECH 159 Visual Fields Lecture 1

11 10645 OPTECH 159L Visual Fields Lab Lab 1

12 10638 OPTECH 161 Spectacles Lecture 1

13 10639 OPTECH 161L Spectacles Lab Lab 1

14 10640 OPTECH 167L Ocular Motility Lecture 1

15 10641 OPTECH 167L Ocular Motility Lab Lab 1

16 10643 OPTECH 165 Physiology of Systemic Disease Lecture 1

Total Semester I Credits 17

SEMESTER II

1 7547 OPTECH 160 Medical Terminology Lecture 1

2 7548 OPTECH 163 Glaucoma and Tonometry Lecture 1

3 7549 OPTECH 163L Glaucoma and Tonometry Lab Lab 1

4 7550 OPTECH 169 General Psychology Lecture 1

5 7551 OPTECH 162 Pharmacology Lecture 1

6 7552 OPTECH 164 External Ocular Diseases Lecture 1

7 7553 OPTECH 166 Contact Lens and Keratometry Lecture 1

8 7554 OPTECH 166L Contact Lens and Keratometry Lab Lab 1

9 7557 OPTECH 168 Neuro-Ophthalmology Lecture 1

10 7556 OPTECH 170 Clinical Rotations Lab 31

Total Semester II Credits 40

 

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS 57