Academics / Courses / DescriptionsBME 323-0-01: Visual Engineering Science
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Prerequisites
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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
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