Laboratories and lectures during the second year build upon previous knowledge and introduce new topics such as general and ocular pharmacology, anterior ocular diseases, sensory and motor aspects of vision, epdiemiology, advanced diagnostic techniques, contact lenses, pediatrics, clinical skills and primary-care optometry.
| Fall Semester | Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Description | Credits | Lecture | Lab |
| OPTO6132 | Medical Laboratory Procedures | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OPTO6163 | Primary Optometry Lab | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OPTO6173 | Clinic Practicum III | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OPTO6190 | Opthalmic Optics Lab | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OPTO6219 | Vision Science III | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| OPTO6234 | Ocular Pathology I | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| OPTO6311 | Optics III | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OPTO6363 | Primary Optometry | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OPTO6434 | General Pharmacology | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 14 | 12 | |
Additionally, second-year students prepare for their competency examinations during the fall semester. All students are required to demonstrate clinical techniques prior to their clinical rotations in the spring semester. After passing the competency examinations, a White Coat Ceremony is held. Students are given a lab coat with the College of Optometry's emblem to signify their move into direct patient care.
| Spring Semester | Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Description | Credits | Lecture | Lab |
| OPTO6151 | Pediatric Optometry I Lab | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OPTO6174 | Contact Lens Lab | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OPTO6224 | Perception | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| OPTO6291 | General Clinic II | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| OPTO6312 | Optics IV | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OPTO6333 | Ocular Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OPTO6335 | Ocular Pathology II | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OPTO6351 | Pediatric Optometry I | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| OPTO6374 | Contact Lens I | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 18 | 14 | |
Following the second-year studies, students participate in an intensive, seven-week summer clinical rotation. This experience builds confidence and skills in the application of clinical techniques, which are necessary for success in the third year.
