Degree in Optics and Optometry

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The Degree in Optics and Optometry at CUNIMAD, with an official degree from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH), is the first degree in Spain that has the most advanced teaching technologies such as immersive virtual reality and 3D (360º).goalsThe Degree in Optics and Optometry is multidisciplinary and has the most advanced teaching technologies such as immersive virtual reality and 3D. The blended degree qualifies you as an optician-optometrist and will allow you to:Carry out practices in virtual reality in subjects such as Anatomy and Histology of the Visual System, Physiology, Pathology of the Anterior Segment and Ocular Attachments, Pathology of the Posterior Segment and Visual Pathways, among others. Carry out internships at the Alain Afflelou Applied Training Center with the most modern technologies. Acquire knowledge, skills and abilities to perform visual examinations and contact lens adaptations. Carry out the control and adaptation of optical systems . Design visual training programs and visual ergonomics . Evaluate visual abilities using optometric techniques for the detection and improvement of visual acuity . Perform optometric evaluations before and after eye surgery. Carry out external practices in centers throughout Spain .MethodologyCUNIMAD follows an innovative and successful pedagogical model , in which the teachers and facilities of the University of Alcalá (UAH) come together with the new technologies of online education.Live online classesCUNIMAD has an online methodology based on live classes through its virtual campus.Deferred online classesIf you cannot attend a class or you have doubts, you will be able to access all your classes on a delayed basis. You can see them whenever you want and as many times as you need.Personal tutorThe first day you will be assigned a personal tutor. You will be in contact with him by phone and by email. He will support you in your day-to-day life and will solve any doubts that may arise. Virtual Campus: everything you need to study at CUNIMAD is on campus: classes, professors, colleagues, the library, didactic resources, schedules, chat, forums and much more.Didactic resourcesYou will have access to different learning resources to complete your training: complementary readings, diagrams with key ideas, self-assessment test.Face-to-face practices in laboratories and optometry cabinetsAs a CUNIMAD student, you will carry out face-to-face laboratories in several of the subjects of the academic plan at the Gómez-Pardo Foundation, the Alain Afflelou Applied Training Center and ophthalmological hospitals and / or clinics.Face-to-face practicesAs a CUNIMAD student, you will carry out the practices in the last academic year, in order to apply the knowledge acquired in previous courses in real environments.Final Degree ProjectAs a CUNIMAD student, you will prepare the Final Degree Project with which it will be demonstrated that the knowledge, competences and aptitudes foreseen in the study plan of the degree have been acquired.ALAIN information sessionCurriculumFirst courseFirst semester: 30 ECTSMathematics 6 ECTS Principles of Human Anatomy and Histology 6 ECTS Chemistry 6 ECTS Geometric Optics 6 ECTS Physics 6 ECTSSecond semester: 30 ECTSAnatomy and Histology of the Visual System 6 ECTS Biochemistry 6 ECTS Biostatistics 6 ECTS Physiological Optics 6 ECTS Physiology 6 ECTSSecond courseFirst semester: 30 ECTSInstrumental Optics 6 ECTS Physical Optics 6 ECTS Optometry I 6 ECTS Health Education and Public Health 6 ECTS Immunology for Optometrists 6 ECTSSecond semester: 30 ECTSCommunication with the Patient 6 ECTS Optometry II 6 ECTS Pathology of the Anterior Segment and Ocular Attachments 6 ECTS Pathology of the Posterior Segment and Visual Pathways 6 ECTS Psychophysics of Vision 6 ECTSThird courseFirst semester: 30 ECTSOptical Technology I 6 ECTS Specialized Optometry 6 ECTS Contactology I 6 ECTS General and Ocular Pharmacology 6 ECTS Diagnostic and Exploration Techniques in Optometry 6 ECTSSecond semester: 30 ECTSPediatric Optometry and Strabismus 6 ECTS Optical Technology II 6 ECTS Contactology II 3 ECTS Optometry and Primary Care 6 ECTS Optometric Intervention in Ocular Surgery 9 ECTSFourth gradeFirst semester: 30 ECTSSpecialized Contactology 6 ECTS Clinical Optometry 6 ECTS Binocular Anomalies and Visual Therapy 6 ECTS Optional 6 ECTS External Internships I 6 ECTSSecond semester: 30 ECTSOptional I 6 ECTS Elective II 6 ECTS End of Degree Project 12 ECTS External Internships II 6 ECTS

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