[See regulation 4l(2)] Syllabus of Diploma in Ophthalmic Technology

DIPLOMA PART 1... DIPLOMA PART 2... TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME... BASIC OCULAR SCIENCE RATIONALE... CONTENTS: 1. Anatomy of the Eye: Orbit, its relations & vascular, communications, Eyelids & its glands, Conjunctiva, Lauimal apparatus, Extra-ocular muscles, Cornea & sclera, Iris. Ciliary body & Choroid, Lens & Vitreous, Retina & Optic nerve, Visual pathway, Circulation of the eye, Cr. Nerves, Para-sympathetic & sympathetic nerves in relation to eye, Embryology of the eye, Pituitary gland and cavernous sinus. 2. Physiology of The Eye: Functions of parts of eye, structure and functions of the eyelid, functions of lacrimal apparatus and tear film dynamics, aqueous humour & intraocular pressure, pupil and pupillary reflexes, pathways, pupil abnormalities, eye movements, extra and intra-ocular muscles: functions and control, light sense & night vision, colour sense (colour vision), visual pathway & fields, visual cortex, uni-ocular & bin-ocular vision, accommodation & convergence, electro-retino-gram & adaptation, visual acuity & testing. 3. Ocular Microbiology: Normal flora of eye, fungi & protozoa, bacteria (aerobic/anaerobic), viruses, Laboratory techniques. Sterilization. 4. Ocular Pharmacology: General routes of drug administration & osmotic agents. Miotics. Mydriatics and cycloplegics. Ocular Hypotensives. Local anaesthetics & Analgestcs., Sedatives and tranquilizers. General anaesthetic agents. Antiseptics. Anti-viral & anti-fungal agents. Ocular anti-inflammatory agents., chemo-therapeuti-c agents. Misc. drugs used by ophthalmologist. [Includes additional sections on Ophthalmic Instruments, Basic Optics, Community Ophthalmology-I, Instrumental Handling & Application, Common Ocular Disorders, Refraction, and specialized practical training syllabus.]