Syllabus For The Subject GERIATRIC OPTOMETRY

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UNDERSTANDING OLDER PATIENTS, IMPLICATIONS OF DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, AGING

AND THE LIFE CYCLE CONTINUUM, AGEISM - MYTHS, STEREOTYPES, AND REALITIES

ABOUT OLDER PERSONS

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MEETING THE NEEDS OF OLDER PATIENTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF

AGING, AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN COGNITIVE ABILITIES, IMPLICATIONS FOR

STAFF ROLE, IMPLICATIONS FOR OFFICE DESIGN

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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE EXAMINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE OLDER

PATIENT, MULTIPLE HEALTH PROBLEMS, COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS,

POLYPHARMACY - COMPLIANCE ISSUES, INTERACTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL,

AND PHYSICAL FACTORS, CLINICAL EVALUATION - METHODS AND TECHNIQUES,

INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM CARE, INSTITUTIONAL AND HOME-BOUND PATIENT CARE

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SYSTEMIC CHANGES OF AGING, HOMEOSTASIS, HEALTH AND LEVELS OF IMPAIRMENT:

A CONTINUUM, PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN AGING, BODY COMPOSITION, SENSORY

PATTERNS, STATURE AND POSTURE, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, MUSCULOSKELETAL

SYSTEM, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, METABOLIC SYSTEM, IMMUNE SYSTEM, NEUROLOGICAL

SYSTEM, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, REST AND SLEEP PATTERNS

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SYSTEMIC DISEASES OF AGING, HYPERTENSION, ARTHRITIS, DIABETES, THE

DEMENTIAS, DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER TYPE, ILLNESSES WHICH CAN BE

CONFUSED WITH DEMENTIA, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICITS, OTHER

IMPORTANT SYSTEMIC DISEASES OF AGING

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OCULAR AGING, EXPECTED AGE-RELATED OCULAR CHANGES, CHANGES IN THE

ADNEXA, CHANGES IN EXTRA-OCULAR MUSCLES, MEDIA CHANGES AND EFFECTS,

RETINAL AGING AND FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS

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VISUAL-PERCEPTUAL CHANGES AND FUNCTIONAL RAMIFICATIONS, STATIC AND

DYNAMIC VISUAL ACUITY, OCULAR MOTILITY, AMPLITUDE OF ACCOMMODATION,

ACCOMMODATIVE-CONVERGENCE RELATIONSHIPS, CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTION,

COLOR VISION EFFECTS, DARK ADAPTATION, CHANGES IN REFRACTIVE STATE, OTHER

PERCEPTUAL RESPONSES INCLUDING CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO LUMINANCE LEVELS

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COMMON AGE-RELATED OCULAR DISEASES, ANTERIOR SEGMENT DISEASE, CORNEAL

DISEASE, CATARACT, VITREAL DISORDERS, RETINAL DISEASE, OPTIC NERVE

Vinayaka Missions University,Directorate of Distance Education

Salem India

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OPTOMETRY

3 Yr.

GERIATRIC OPTOMETRY(1050147)

DISORDERS, GLAUCOMA, NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DISEASE

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DRUG USE AND ABUSE IN THE ELDERLY, PHARMACOKINETICS AND DYNAMICS,

SYSTEMIC AND OCULAR EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND OVERTHE-

COUNTER MEDICATIONS, POLYPHARMACY AND ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS,

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COMPLIANCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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HISTORY OF GENETIC FACTORS, PRENATAL FACTORS, PERINATAL FACTORS,

POSTNATAL FACTORS, NORMAL APPEARANCE, PATHOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL

ANOMALIES OF ORBIT, EYELIDS, LACRIMAL SYSTEM, CONJUNCTIVA, CORNEA,

VITREOUS, FUNDUS, OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM.

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MODIFICATION OF CLINICAL PROCEDURES, OPTOMETRIC AND FUNCTIONAL CASE

HISTORY, ASSESSING VISUAL ACUITIES, REFRACTING AND PRESCRIBING, EVALUATING

OCULAR HEALTH, ASSESSING VISUAL FIELDS, EVALUATING BINOCULARITY,

IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL TESTS, INDICATIONS FOR COLOR, CONTRAST, AND GLARE

TESTING, INDICATIONS FOR LABORATORY AND IMAGING TESTING, SENSORY MOTOR

ADAPTABILITY

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MANAGING COMMON VISION DISORDERS, LENS DESIGN OPTIONS FOR REFRACTIVE

DISORDERS, PRESCRIBING OPHTHALMIC LENSES FOR ACTIVE ELDERS,

REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES FOR ELDERS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, DRUG

THERAPY, NUTRITION AND NUTRITIONAL THERAPY, MANAGEMENT AND

COMANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS, MONITORING PERFORMANCE AND ENSURING