63 courses in the 1973–74 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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School of Optometry »
E.J. Fisher, BA. M. 4, (Toronto), D.Se. (Hon. Penn. College of Optometry)
C. W. Bobier, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), B.A. (Toronto), M.S. (Ohio State)
Faculty listed in 1973–74
T. P. Grosvenor, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Ohio State)
W. S. Long, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), B.A. (Toronto) W.M. Lyle, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), M.S., Ph.D. (Indiana)
M. E. Woodruff, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), M.S., Ph.D. (Indiana)
Faculty listed in 1973–74
J. D. Moreland, B.Sc. (London), D.C, Ph.D. (Imperial College)
R. D. Beauchamp, B.A. (McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)
A. Remole, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), B.F.A. (Manitoba), M.S., Ph.D. (Indiana)
J. G. Sivak, L.Sc.O. (Montreal), M.S. (Indiana), Ph.D. (Cornell)
T. D. Williams, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), M.S. (Indiana) G. C. S. Woo, O.D. (College of Optometry.of Ontario), M.S., Ph.D. (Indiana)
M. G. E. Callender, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario), B.Sc. (S.G.W.U.)
D. E. Andrew, B.A., M.D. (Toronto)
I. Baker, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
D. H. Lamont, B.A. (Toronto), Q.C.
C. W. Schwenger, M.D., D.P.H. (Toronto)
G. W. Wyszecki, Dipl. Ing., Dr. Ing. (Tech. Univ., Berlin)
W. R. Andrews, 0.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) A. J. Baldock, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) R.R. Bock, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
D. B. Buck, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
R. R. Chen, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
R. Dawkins, O0.D. (School of Optometry, U. of W.)
B. Garnett, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
A. L. Gold, Dip, Opt. (College of Optometry of Ontario) G. A. Grant, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
K. J. Mackenzie, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) A. J. MacKinnon, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) P. Martinello, O.D. (School of Optometry, U. of W.)
M. S. Munn, Dip. Opt. (College of Optometry of Ontario) H. Naftolin, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
C. G. Nicol, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
M. L. Osler, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
R. D. Pellowe, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) W. M. Rowe, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
S. A. Salsberg, O.D. (College af Optometry of Ontario) M. J. Samek, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
. R. Shankman, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) W. Shilman, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
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School of Optorietry
H. Thompson, B.A. (Toronto), O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) G. R. Virgin, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) A. Williams, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) B. S. Winter, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
E. J. Wylie, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario) V. 8. Zuccaro, O.D. (College of Optometry of Ontario)
Course Descriptions
Students in other disciplines may register for Optometry courses only upon the approval of the Director of the School of Optometry.
A brief history of the profession; a review of the development of visual science; a consideration of legal and organizational development of optometry; the role of professional associations. The scope and nature of optometrical practice and the relationship of the profession to other professions and the community. 2 lectures, Fall term.
Reflection and refraction. Image formation. Optical properties of plane and curved surfaces, prisms and thin lenses. Thick lens theory and lens systems. Ray construction. Optical and ophthalmic instruments. Polarization. ; Prerequisites: a course in first year Physics; Mathematics 125 or 130 4 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, fall term.
The eye as an optical instrument. The refracting mechanism; accommodation, pupil action and lid action; the passage of light in the eye; stray light in the eye; analysis of the retinal stimulus pattern. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Winter term. Prerequisite: Optometry 206*.
OPTOM 224Anatomy of the Eye and Associated Structures
The gross, microscopic and ultra structure of ocular tissues will be examined in detail. Extensive dissection of various eyes will be completed. Bone and other supportive structure will be studied in the laboratory with emphasis directed toward application of anatomical knowledge to related courses in pathology and clinical optometry. - Embryology and Comparative Anatomy are included. No credit will be given for this course until the student has successfully completed Optometry 234*. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term. Corequisite: Biology 201.
Ocular motility: description and analysis of eye movements, measurement of eye movements, the innervational systems of the extraocular and intraocular musculature. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Optometry 211*.
Lectures on clinical techniques for examination of the optical properties of the eye Included will be:—measurement of the visual acuity, theory and practice of retinoscopy, ophthalmoscopy, keratometry, subjective sight testing, measurement of amplitude of accommodation, and calculation of reading addition. A laboratory course in which these techniques will be demonstrated and practised will run concurrently. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term. Prerequisite: Optometry 211*.
A study of the basic disease processes including inflammation, degeneration, neoplasia. The properties of pathogenic microorganisms and the specific diseases with which they are associated. Resistance, immunity, hypersensitivity. Diseases caused by physical agents other than microorganisms. Principal diseases affecting each organ system. 3 lectures, 1 hour tutorial, Fail term. Prerequisite: ‘Biology 201, Optometry 224*-234*.
The history and manufacture of optical glass, ophthalmic lens surfacing and design, classification:and performance of single vision ophthalmic lenses, prismatic effects, transposition, absorptive lenses and lens coating, problems and solutions in fitting ophthalmic lenses to the eyes. The laboratory course deals with processing all types of ophthalmic material, as well as optical bench experiments. 3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Fall term. Prerequisite: Optometry 206*.
The visual process: retinal structure; photopigments; photoreception; electrophysiology of the retina and higher centres. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Optometry 301 *.
Clinical techniques for the examination of the binocular relations of the non-strabismic patient, with particular emphasis on the study of the relationship between accommodation and convergence; techniques of phorometry, prism vergence tests, relative accommodation tests, dynamic retinoscopy, and monocular and binocular cross cylinder tests. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Winter term. Prerequisite: Optometry 301*, 302°.
A continuation of 306*, dealing with problems peculiar to bifocal and multifocal lenses. Aberrations of thin lenses and the design of lenses for ophthalmic use. 3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term. Prerequisite: Optometry 306*. ‘
Psychophysics of vision: light and dark adaptation; spatial and temporal light discrimination; normal and defective colour vision. 3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory. Prerequisites: Optometry 301*, 311*.
The sequence of testing in the clinical examination will be outlined.
* Stress will be on case history, tests of the integrity of the visual system.
tests of the refractive properties, and tests of binocular relations. The integration of these tests into a satisfactory clinical analysis and modes of treatment will constitute a large part of the course. 3 lectures, 1 hour laboratory, Fall term. Prerequisites: Optometry 302*, 312%.
Vascular supply; physiology of the cornea and lids; formation, supply and drainage of the ocular fluids; intraocular pressure, metabolism of cornea, lens, vitreous and retina; effects of drugs producing miosis, mydriasis, cycloplegia, spasm of accommodation and anaesthesia of the ocular surfaces; neurophysiology of the retina, sensory and motor pathways and the brain centres of the visual system. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Fall term. Prerequisite: Optometry 224".
A detailed study of the diseases which involve the eye and related structures with emphasis on early recognition. Symptomatology, differential diagnosis. Evidence of systemic disease as manifest in the eye. A study of headaches. 3 lectures, Fall term. Prerequisites: Optometry 305%, 315*.
The lecture course will deal with the problems involved in the selecting, preparing and fitting ophthalmic materials. Consideration of cosmetic and comfort requirements. The laboratory course will give the student experience in working with lenses and frames as he prepares ophthalmic . materials for clinic patients. 2 lectures, 4 hours laboratory, Fall term. Prerequisites: Optometry 306*, 316%.
The student is assigned to the Visual Analysis Clinic and under the direct supervision of optometrists of the clinic staff, carries out routine clinical investigations of patients whe attend the public clinic. No credit will be given for this course until the student has successfully completed Optometry 418*. 8 hours clinic, Fall term. Prerequisite: Permission of Clinic Director.
Light sources, transmitting and refiecting surfaces; principles of radiometry and photometry; illumination and related factors involved in the control of the visual environment. 2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Fall term.
e A continuation of 402*. The detection of strabismus and techniques for testing the ‘Sensory and motor characteristics of the strabismic patient: The aim will be to allow the student to evaluate the likelihood of achieving a cure by non-surgical means. The techniques of orthoptics and visual training by which a rehabilitation of vision can be attempted will be described and demonstrated. 3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term. Prerequisites: Optometry 302*, 312*, 402*.
A series of lectures and laboratories on the handling of patients in specialized areas of optometric practice. These include contact lens fitting, the fitting of aids for subnormal vision, and the correction of aniseikonia. 3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term. Prerequisites: Optometry 401*, 402*, 408*.
Each student is required to complete 120 hours of clinical practice during the summer term. Times will be arranged by the student with the approval of the clinic staff. This is a 1.0 credit course. Prerequisite: Permission of Clinic Director.
Lectures on laws governing the practice of Optometry in Canada and laws relating to the rights and responsibilities of the optometrist in his relations with his patients; the establishment and management of optometric practice; economics, taxes, insurance, accounting, office design, mode of practice, professional organization and societies. 2 lectures, Fall term.
Assignments will include preparing for seminars on topics of interest, reviews, library and laboratory researches by individuals or small groups. Consideration will be given to the individual student’s special interests. Students who have demonstrated a particular interest in research in this area may elect this course as an alternative to Psychology 357*; Optometry 513*.'
The lecture portion of this course will deal with special techniques of clinical optometry for examination of refractive properties and binocular relations, techniques of binocular refraction, prism adaptation; eticlogy of refractive errors and change of refraction with age; seminars and the presentation of clinical case reports by the student for defense and criticism will constitute a part of the course. 3 lectures, Fail term.
Neurohumoral theory, Tesponses to drugs, sterile techniques, disinfectants. Drugs used in contact lens practice, drugs used topically on the eye, drugs used as diagnostic aids. Side effects of all drugs on the eye and vision. 2 lectures, 1 hour laboratory, Fall term. Prerequisites: Optometry 404%, 405% 415%.
The clinic is the culmination of the optometry student’s educational career. Emphasis will be placed on vision care to patients of all ages and walks of life. The clinical intern performs the total work of an optometrist under the supervision and counsel of clinical faculty. Specialty clinics will be operated within the clinic organization to obtain facility of application of appropriate skill in pathology detection, orthoptics and vision training, contact lens application, the detection and rehabilitation of perceptual-motor problems, the problems associated with the low-vision patient. No credit will be given for this course until the student has successfully completed Optometry 518*.24 hours clinic, Fall term. Prerequisite: Permission of Clinic Director.
OPTOM 509Community Health Optometry $10* Optometrical Jurisprudence and Praxis
The role of optometry in providing vision care to society and the community. Optometrical services to industry, in schools, the role of vision in the safe operation of highway vehicles and airplanes as well as the role of optometry in private and government programs of vision care and health insurance. Epidemiology. 4 lectures, Fall term.
A continuation of 500*. 2 lectures, Winter term. Prerequisite: Optometry 500.
This course deals with aspects of communication, control and motivation in optometric clinical practice. Verbal communication with the patient during and at the conclusion of the visual examination will be emphasized along with intra- and inter-professional referral methods. Special problems arising with elderly patients and children will be reviewed. The student will be asked to evaluate his own aims and skills in these matters. 2 lectures, Winter term.
OPTOM 514Genetics For Optometrists $18* Optometry Clinic
A brief review of Mendelian genetics, and the molecular basis of modern genetics. Inherited conditions of particular interest, e.g., colour vision, albinism, aniridia, refractive error, retinoblastoma, etc. Genetic counseling, and the detection of carriers. ‘2 lectures, Winter term. Prerequisites: Optometry 405*, 415*. \
A continuation of 508*. 24 hours clinic, Winter term. Prerequisite: Optometry 508*.
R.H. Holmes, B.A., M.A. (Montana), Ph.D. (Washington)
M. McDonald, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)
J. Wubnig (Miss), 8.4. (Swarthmore), M.A., Ph.D. (Yale)
Some of the advanced courses (those numbered 300 or above) will not be available every year. Each Spring, the Department will publish a list of the courses to be offered for the following academic year. This list will include descriptions of courses whose content is not specified below and names of instructors for each course.
Any full course or two half courses in Philosophy can be used to. satisfy the group A(i) requirement.
Courses suffixed with ‘J’ are administered by St. Jerome's College; those suffixed with a ‘P’ are administered by St. Paul's College; and those suffixed with an ‘R' are administered by Renison College.
Five full course equivalents in Philosophy are required for the General Degree in Philosophy, including 140* (or 240), 221* and one fill-course equivalent from 280*/281*, 282*/283*, 390*/391*.
A minor in Philosophy consists of any five full courses (or equivalent) in
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Note Concerning Introductory Courses
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Undergraduate Courses
It is Departmental policy to have small sections of each introductory course staffed by regular faculty. In addition there are weekly seminar-sized discussion groups in each course.
A broad selection of the main problems in philosophy will be considered. For example: How can we know whether anything is right or wrong? How can we know about things we cannot directly observe? Can we know whether there is a God? Is mind in any sense distinct from matter? Original texts of both classical and contemporary thinkers are employed. No prerequisite. 3 hours.
OPTOM 110Problems 12S* Fundamentals of Social and Political Philosophy
An introduction to philosophical thinking through an examination of problems that concern the student. The course will begin with a general discussion of problematic aspects of contemporary life. We will then focus in on specific topics and consider them in light of relevant philosophical approaches. Readings to be used will depend dn the topics emerging from the discussion. No prerequisite. 3 hours.
The central question of the course is: What reasons can I have for acting on the issues which will face me as a member of society? Such problems as divorce, democracy, socialism, the Bomb, and international politics will be critically discussed in the light of readings from both classical and contemporary philosophers. No prerequisite. 3 hours.
OPTOM 135Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Religion
A philosophical consideration of problematic aspects of religious belief. Topics to be discussed will inclade: attempts! to prove the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious experience, and religious ‘language. Classical and contemporary readings will be used. — No prerequisite. 3 hours.
Basic types of reasoning will be analyzed. The reasong for using symbols in logic will be explored, and some simple systems considered. Attention will also be devoted to informal arguments and scientific method. No prerequisite. ‘3 hours.
Discussion of the nature of reality. Rival theories concerning mind.
A philosophical analysis of different forms and functions of love. Among the topics to be considered: love and sexuality, religious love, love and knowledge. Classical and contemporary sources will be treated. No prerequisite.
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210° Philosophical Literature
The study of specific philosophic problems as illustrated in appropriate ‘literary works. Choice of selections will be determined by their relevance to the philosophical theme or themes under consideration. Themes such as free will and determinism, the nature of the universe, the problem of knowledge, the nature of justice, the state and the individual, the nature of man, and the problem of beauty may be studied singly or in combination. ; Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 3 hours.
Contemporary theories will be explored, and recent philosophical 2 methods applied in'the discussion of the principal problems of ethical thdory. Prerequisite: Philosophy 221* or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
23 Moral and Social Philosophy
An examination of theories for evaluating personal conduct and political, social, and economic systems and policies. Such concepts as right and wrong, justice, individual rights, and the ends of political organization |
form the principal subject-matter of the course. Both classical and contemporary readings are employed. Prerequisite: Philosophy 100 or equivalent, or Honours status in any Social Science department, or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
This course is a philosophical study of various Canadian social and
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political problems using the theory developed in Philosophy 125*. Among the problems discussed will be the Criminal Code’s regulation of moral matters; the provision of public support for the promotion of religious ideals; the right of self-determination in Confederation; foreign control of Canada’s economy and culture; and-the proper distribution of wealth to various citizens. Students also will be encouraged to discuss arguments of particular interest to them. Prerequisite: Philosophy 125* or consent of the instructor. 3 hours.
A critical examination of mystical writings, with regard to the nature of the experience reported, their typology, and their implications for epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of religion. . Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. 2 hours.
A systematic development of the propositional calculus and of the first-order functional calculus. Some attention will be devoted to extensions to, and interpretations of, such formal systems. Prerequisite: None for second-year students and above; consent of instructor for others. 3 hours.
An introduction to the existentialist view of man using both literary and philosophic texts from such authors as Kierkegaard, Unamuno, Nietzsche, Ortega y Gasset, Camus, Sartre, Heidegger and others. Some of the topics considered will be existential ethics, freedom, responsiblity, the existential view of man, the existentialist critique of society, marxist existentialism, the existential answer to the problem of philosophic expression and the like. Prerequisite: One full or two half philosophy courses, or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
Earlier period beginning with Descartes. Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses, preferably 280*/281*, or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
Discussion of several specific moral issues which are subjects of widespread disagreement, e.g., abortion, population control, civil disobedience, euthanasia, pre- and extra-marital sex, etc. Choice of issues largely determined by student interest. The differing views on each issue will be explored via class discussion, and effort will be made to reach agreement on what methods and information, if any, would be relevant to resolving disagreement about them. Reflection on what constitutes a moral belief, a moral attitude, and a moral disagreement is expected to be a principal by-product of the discussions. No “point of view” is presupposed by the course — - only a lively interest in the issues. Prerequisite: One full or two half philosophy courses, or consent of instructor. 3 hours.
A philosophical analysis of classical and contemporary Theories of education, with a view to formulating a clear workable concept of education, its aims and methods. Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses, or " consent of instryctor.
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Critical evaluation of selected problems of education in an attempt to relate theory to practice. Recent studies, such as the Hall-Dennis Report, will be among those considered. Prerequisite: Philosophy 311*, or consent of instructor. 3 hours. .
Various half courses dealing with special topics; one or more of these will be offered each year as announced by the Department. Prerequisite: Philosophy 221*/222*. 3 hours.
Analysis of legal notions; the bearing of philosophical systems on theories of law. Historical and contemporary examples will be used. Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses. 3 hours.
A systematic, critical study of Marx's philosophical ideas. There will be a considerable amount of reading of Marx’s own writings, including part ic and Philosophical or all of much of the following: The Ecc Manuscripts; The Notebooks of 1844-45; Theses on Feuerbach; The Poverty of Philosophy; Wage, Labor and Capital; Preface to a Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy; The Grundrisse; ' Capital (vol. 1); Critique of the Gotha Programme; and German Ideology. Prerequisite: One full or two half philosophy courses, or cansent of instructor. 3 hours.
Philosophical consideration of works of art and the problems of beauty using selected readings to enable the student to recognize and formulate his own views in a philosophic manner. Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses. 3 hours.
A critical examination of the methods and substantive arguments found in selected major works of religious philosophy. The writings chosen for consideration will be announced in advance each year. Prerequisite: One full or two half Philosophy courses. 3 hours.
A rigorous development of the propositional and predicate calculus in a general framework in terms of which various alternative calculi may be examined. Particular attention is given to such concepts as completeness, consistency, extensionality, modality, etc., from both formal and philosophical points of view. Intended primarily for those interested in the philosophical issues connected with logic. Prerequisite: Philosophy 140", or (preferably) Philosophy 240, or consent of instructor.