Behavioral optometry

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Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

Basic of binocular vision. Complex process of visual perception. Symptoms of problems in binoculars vision and their compensations. Sport vision. Requirements on vision for different activities.

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Syllabus of lectures:

1.Development of vision

2.Conditions of binoculars vision

3.Classification of heteropforia

4.Symptoms of problems in binoculars vision

5.Factors affecting compensation of heterophoria

6.Ocular motor investigation I.

7.Ocular motor investigation II.

8.Eye exercises I.

9.Eye exercises II.

10.Measuring and correcting methodics according to Haase

11.Sports vision

12.Vision requirements in various activities

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Study materials:

B.J.W. Evans: Pickwell´s: Binocular vision anomalies. Butterworth-Heinemann; 2002.

Rutrle M.: Binokulární korekce na Polatestu. NCO NZO, 1. vyd., 2005

Vymyslický I.: Úvod do vizuální optometrie. Česká oční optika. 2007, č. 3, s. 38

A.W. Reichow: Sports Vision (Introduction to Behavioral Optometry). Optometric Extension Program Foundation, 1993

C.R.Olson, M.Behrmann, R.Kimchi: Perceptual Organization in Vision : Behavioral and Neural Perspectives. Psychology Press; 1 ed. 2003

R.C. Pepper, M.J.Nordgren: Behavioral Vision : A Multi-Sensory Approach to Processing Information & Learning. Optometric Extension Program 1998.

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bakalářský studijní obor Optika a optometrie - prezenční (compulsory elective course)