OPTOM 246Ophthalmic Optics 2

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Science
Subject: Optometry

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Multifocal spectacle lenses. Aberrations of thin lenses and spectacle lens design. Prescribing and fitting of spectacles. Environmental and occupational prescribing. Prescription analysis. Ophthalmic and visual standards. Computer vision syndrome. Ophthalmic laboratory procedures: measurement of complex spectacle lenses, and spectacle frame adjustment and repairs.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - OPTOM106 - Geometrical, Physical and Visual Optics (0.50)
  - OPTOM216 - Ophthalmic Optics 1 (0.50)
- Enrolled in Optometry

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	6687	91 / 91	T 14:30–16:20 Th 10:30–11:20
LAB 101	6688	46 / 46	W 13:30–15:20
LAB 102	6689	45 / 45	W 15:30–17:20

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