OPTOM 377Pediatric Optometry and Learning Disabilities

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.

Optometric examination and management of infants, children, and patients with learning disabilities or multiple challenges. General child development and the development of the optical and sensory-motor functions of the visual system. Learning disabilities and related vision problems. The role of the optometrist in conjunction with parents, teachers, and psychologists.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Complete 1 of the following
  - Must have completed the following:
    - OPTOM152 - Fundamental Clinical Techniques (0.50)
    - OPTOM252 - Binocular Vision 1: Non-Strabismic Conditions (0.50)
  - Must have completed the Advanced Standing Optometry Preparatory Program (ASOPP)
- Enrolled in Optometry

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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	6707	95 / 97	F 10:30–12:20 F 13:30–14:20
LAB 101	6708	48 / 48	T 10:30–12:20
LAB 102	6709	47 / 44	Th 10:30–12:20

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Undergraduate Calendar, 2026–27The official entry
Requirements for Fall 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
Quest Class SearchWhere you enrol
Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them

Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar

2020–21
2021–22
2024–25
2025–26
2026–27 requisites changed (shown here)
2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar