42 courses in the 1975–76 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Professor, Director of School EJ. Fisher, B.A., M.A.(Toronto), D.Sc(Penn. College of Optometry)
Professors
C.W. Bobier, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario), B.A{Toronto), M.S(Ohio State)
WS. 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)
F. Van Nus, B.A., B.Sc.(Western Michigan), O.D., M.S (Indiana)
M.E. Woodruff, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario), Ph.D.(Indiana)
Associate Professors
J.D. Moreland, B.Sc.(London), D.I.C., Ph.D.{Imperial College)
A. Remole, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario), B.F.AdManitoba), M.S., Ph.D (Indiana)
G.C.S. Woo, O:D.(College of Optometry of Ontario); M.S., Ph.D.(Indiana)
Assistant Professors
R.D. Beauchamp, B.A.(McMaster), M.A., Ph.D. (Brown)
M.G.E. Callender, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario), B.Sc{S.G.W.U.), M.Sc.(Waterloo)
J.G. Sivak, L.Se.0.(Montreal), M.S.(Indiana), Ph.D. (Cornell)
T.D. Williams, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario), M.S.(Indiana)
Adjunct Professors
D.E. Andrew, B.A., M.D.(Toronto)
I. Baker, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
A.E. Chaiet, M.Sc. Pharm. .
D.H. Lamont, B.A .(Toronto), Q.C.
C.W. Schwenger, M.D., D.P.H (Toronto)
GW. Wyszecki, Dipl.Ing., Dr.Ing(Tech. Univ., Berlin)
Visiting Professors (1974-1975)
H. MacKenzie, Dip. Opt.(College of Optometry of-~ Ontario).
R.J. Schofield, Dip.Opt.(College of Optometry of
Ontario) W.D. Wright, 4.R.C.S., D..C., Ph.D., D.Sc.(London)
Course Descriptions Optometry
Clinic Residents (1974-1975)
T.L. Adamack, B.A (Saskatchewan), O.D.(Waterloo)
M.L. Cook, O.D.(Waterloo)
R.A. Di Pietro, B.A., B.S.(California, Davis), B.S., O.D.(California, Berkeley)
C.S. Hayes, O.D.(Waterloo)
D.A. Hayhoe, O.D.(Waterloa)
J.A. Holmes, O.D.(Waterloo)
DJ. Kubo, B.S., O.D.(California, Berkeley)
R.A. MacKay, O.D.(Waterloo)
A. Nizza, B.S.(Loyola, L.A.), B.S., O.D(S. California College of Optometry)
RJ. Pace, O.D.(Waterloo)
D.P. Rieder, B.S., O.D.(California, Berkeley)
W.C. Schrader, B.S.(California, Davis), B.S., O.D. (California, Berkeley)
S.S. Smith, O.D.(Waterloo)
B.L. Trump, O.D.(Waterloo)
J.D. Wong, A.B., B.S., O.D.(California, Berkeley)
Cilnical Associates (1974-75)
W.R. Andrews, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
AJ. Baldock, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
R.R. Bock, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
J.D. Capell, O.D.(Waterloo)
R.R. Chen, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
K. Chhatwal, O.D.(Waterloo)
G.A. Grant, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
Y. Grant, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
M. Gross, B.Sc{Toronto), O.D.(Waterloo)
F. Jaggard, O.D.(Waterloo)
A.J. MacKinnon, O.D (College of Optometry of Ontario)
MSS. Munn, Dip. Opt.{College of Optometry of - Ontario)
C.G. Nicol, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
R.D. Pellowe, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
S. Peta, O.D.(Waterloo)
J.M. Robertson, Dip. Opt.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
W.M. Rowe, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
S.A. Salsberg, O.D.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
C. Santone, O.D.(Waterloo)
R. Scheid, O.D.(Waterloo)
W. Shilman, Dip. Opt.(College of Optometry of Ontario)
J. Turnbull, 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. Wiseman, B.Sc.(McGill), O.D.(Waterloo)
Undergraduate 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 130
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term
The eye as an optical instrument. Ametropia and emmetropia. The refracting mechanism. The stimulus to accommodation. Ocular transmission. Visual acuity and visual performance; stray light in the eye; analysis of the retinal stimulus pattern.
Prerequisite: Optometry 206*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Winter term
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* Corequisite: Biology 201
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term
A continuation of Optometry 224*.
Prerequisite: Optometry 224*
3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term
Course Descriptions 387
Ocular motility: description and analysis of eye movements, measurement of eye movements, the innervational systems of the extraocular and intraocular musculature.
Prerequisite: Optometry 211*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term
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. Prerequisite: Optometry 211*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term
A study of the basic disease processes including inflammation, degeneration, neoplasia. The properties of pathogenic micro-organisms 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.
Prerequisite: Biology 201, Optometry 224*-234.
3 lectures, 1 hour tutorial, Fall term
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 ophtha]mic lenses to the eyes. The laboratory course deals with processing all types of ophthalmic material, as well as optical bench experiments.
Prerequisite: Optometry 206*
3 lectures, 4 hours laboratory, Fall term
The Visual Process: retinal structure; photopigments; photoreception; electrophysiology of the retina and higher centres. Psychophysics of Vision: light and dark adaptation; spatial and temporal light discrimination.
Prerequisite: Optometry 301*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Winter term
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.
Prerequisite: Optometry 301*, 302*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Winter term
A continuation of 305*.
Prerequisite Optometry 305*
4 lectures, 1 hour tutorial, Winter term
A continuation of 306*, dealing with problems peculiar to bificoal and multifocal lenses. Aberrations of thin lenses and the design of lenses for ophthalmic use.
Prerequisite: Optometry 306*
3 lectures, 4 hours laboratory, Winter term
A continuation of 311*. Psychophysics of Vision: characteristics of normal and defective colour vision. Prerequisites: Optometry 301*, 311*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory, Fall term
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.
Prerequisites: Optometry 302*, 312*
3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Fall term
The physiology of the smooth muscles of the eye, the extraocular striate muscles, the lacrimal apparatus, the cornea, the iris, the lens, the ciliary body and the vitreous body. Production and drainage of aqueous and related influences on intraocular pressure, The vascular supply of the eye.
Prerequisite: Optometry 224*
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Fall term
Course Descriptions Optometry
A detailed study of the diseases which involve the eye and related structures with emphasis on early recognition. Symptomatology, differential diagnosis. Evidence of systematic disease as manifest in the eye. A study of headaches.
Prerequisite: Optometry 305*, 315*
3 lectures, 1 hour lab. bacteriology, Fall term
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.
Prerequisites: Optometry 306*, 316*
2 lectures, 4 hours laboratory, Fall term
A series of lectures and laboratories on the principles and procedures of prescribing and fitting contact lenses.
Prerequisites: Optometry 401*, 402*
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Fall term
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 who attend the public clinic.
No credit will be given for this course until the student has successfully completed Optometry 418* Prerequisite: Permission.of Clinic Director
8 hours clinic, Fall term.
Light sources, transmitting and reflecting 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
Binocular vision and perception: The binocular system; binocular integration and interaction; effects of disparate stimulation; perceived size, shape, direction, distance, motion, colour, illusions.
Prerequisite: Optometry 401*
3 lectures, 3 hours laboratory.
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.
Prerequisites: Optometry 302*, 312*, 402*
3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term.
The neural processing of an image by the retina. Transmission of colour, brightness borders, and movement to the lateral geniculate, superior colliculus and cortex. Neural basis of binocular depth perception, accommodation, convergence and other eye movements, The effects of deprivation on development of the visual nervous system.
Prerequisite: Optometry 404*
3 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term
A continuation of 405*.
Prerequisite: Optometry 405*
3 lectures, 1 hour lab bacteriology, Winter term
A continuation of 408*. Prerequisite: Optometry 408* 8 hours clinic, Winter term
A series of lectures and laboratories in examining low vision and aniseikonic patients with specific techniques described. Treatment and therapy will be included. Prerequisites: Optometry 401*, 402*
2 lectures, 2 hours laboratory, Winter term
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: Succesful completion of complete
Year 4 programme
Lectures on laws governing the practice of Optometry in Canada and laws relating to the rights and responsibilities of the optometrist in his relavicns ith 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
Course Descriptions ; 389 Optometry
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.
Prerequisites: Optometry 401*, 411*
3 hours, Fall term
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; etiology 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.
Prerequisites: Optometry 302*, 312*, 402% 412*
3 lectures, Fall term
Neurohumoral theory, response to drugs, sterile techniques, disenfectants. Drugs used in contact lens practice, drugs used topically on the eye, drugs used as diagnostic aids. Side effects of ali drugs on the eye and vision.
Prerequisites: Optometry 404*, 405*, 415*
3 lectures, 1 hour laboratory, Fall term
The clinical programme teaches the student how to care for a variety of patients ranging in age from infants to the elderly and presenting a full spectrum of vision problems. Specific clinical departments provide instruction and experience in the techniques of pathology detection, contact lens application, strabismus evaluation, orthoptics and vision training and the care of patients with low vision or those with perceptual problems.
No credit will be given for this course until successful completion of Optometry 518*.
Prerequisite: Permission of Clinic Director
24 hours per week, Fall term
This course deals with governmental and social organization of health and vision care and the optometric role within the evolving system. Aspects of the epidemiology of vision anomalies are examined with the view toward application of such knowledge to levels of prevention. The course will also explore the special problems in vision care, with emphasis on their management, that arise in industry, in the case of the mentally retarded and in the case of the pediatric and geriatric elements of the population.
4 lectures, Fall term
A continuation of 500*.
Prerequisite: Optometry 500
2 lectures, Winter term
A continuation of 501*. Prerequisite: Optometry 501 3 hours, Winter term
A continuation of Optometry 502*. Prerequisite: Optometry 502*
3 lectures, Winter term
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
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. Prerequisites: Optometry 405*, 415*
2 lectures, Winter term
A continuation of 508*, Prerequisite: Optometry 508* 24 hours clinic, Winter term
A continuation of 509*. 4 lectures, Winter term