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BME 323-0-01: Visual Engineering Science


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Prerequisites

None

Description

The physiology of the eye and the scientific basis of vision, visual disorders and treatments for these disorders – where engineering has had a defining impact.

Who Takes It?

Junior/Senior undergraduates, MS and PhD students

Minisyllabus

  • Structure of the Eye and Visual System
  • The Cornea, the Iris and the Pupil, Tear Film and Tearing
  • The Lens, Accommodation, Refraction and Cataracts
  • Development of the Eye and the Visual System
  • Functional Properties of Central Visual Areas
  • Retinal Circuitry
  • Color Vision, Visual Adaptation and Photometry
  • Spatial Vision
  • Eye Movements, Movement Detection and Optic Flow
  • Blood Supply to the Eye
  • Clinical Tools (Eye Chart, ERG, Fundus Examination, Tonometry, Visual Field Measurement)
  • OCT and other Imaging Modalities
  • Aging and its effect on the Eye and on the Visual System
  • Age-related Macular Degeneration
  • Glaucoma
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa and Biological Approaches to the Restoration of Vision
  • Diseases of the Higher Visual System (Agnosias, Optic Neuritis, Scotomas, Strabismus, Stroke)
  • Visual Prostheses
  • Drugs and Drug Delivery to the Eye

Textbook/Required Materials

None