BSc Vision Sciences

Duration: Four years (8 semesters)
Eligibility Criteria:F.Sc, Pre-medical/12 years of schooling with science subjects (Biology, Physics & Chemistry) with a minimum of 60% marks.

Credit Hours: 134

Curriculum Outline for BSc Vision Sciences

1st Semester
2nd Semester

1.Communication skills
2.Computer skills
3.Mathematics
4.General Anatomy
5.General Physiology
6.Biochemistry
7.Functional English - I

1.General Pathology
2.General Pharmacology
3.Public Health
4.Islamic Studies
5.Functional English - II
3rd Semester
4th Semester
1.Anatomy of the eye
2.Physiology of the eye
3.Common diseases of the eye
4.Effect of systemic diseases on eye
5.Functional English – III
1.Basic clinical skills in Ophthalmology
2.Introduction to skills for advance visual    function  assessment
3.Basics of community ophthalmology
4.Pak Studies
5.Practicum
5th Semester
6th Semester
1.Physical Optics
2.Geometrical Optics
3.Visual Optics
4.Clinicl Refraction
5.Orthoptics
6.Practicum
1.Instrument optics
2.Dispensing optics – I
3.Contact lenses-I
4.Low vision
5.Community optometry

6.Practicum
7th Semester
In the 7th semester onwards, the students have three options for sub-specilalization depending on their aptitude and performance and the institutional policy.

A. Optometry 

1.Review of basic of vision and optics
2.Visual sciences
3.Binocular vision and its clinical       application
4.Clinical Optometry
5.Specialism in Optometry
6.Practicum

B.Orthoptics

1.Review of basic of vision and    optics
2. Visual sciences
3. Binocular vision and its clinical application
4.Clinical Orthoptics
5.Specialism in Orthoptics
6.Practicum

C. Ophthalmic technology

1.Introduction to    ophthalmic technology
2.Specialized diagnostic procedures-I
3.Specialized diagnostic procedures-II
4.Specialized diagnostic procedures-III
5.Specialized diagnostic procedures-IV
6.Lasers in ophthalmology
8th Semester

A. Optometry

1.Dispensing optics-II
2.Contact lenses- II
3.Practicum
4.Applied statistics and research methodology
5.Individual research study and report

B. Orthoptics

1.Dispensing optics-II
2.Contact lenses- II
3.Practicum
4.Applied statistics and research  methodology
5.Individual research study and report

C. Ophthalmic Technology

1.Ophthalmic  microbiology
2.Eye banking
3.Biomedical engineering
4.Applied statistics and research  methodology
5.Individual research study and report

        Affiliation: Khyber Medical University [Back to Top]

Facilities:
Modern optical labs
Well-equipped physical lab
Demonstration Rooms
Computer lab & Reading area


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Labs Images


Physics Lab


The optical lab

 

Demonstration Room


Reading area & computer lab


Contact Lens Clinic

 

   


Classroom


Classroom

   

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