Academic Year/course:
2023/24
297 - Degree in Optics and Optometry
26810 - Visual Optics II
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
26810 - Visual Optics II
Faculty / School:
100 - Facultad de Ciencias
Degree:
297 - Degree in Optics and Optometry
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
2
Semester:
First semester
Subject type:
Compulsory
Module:
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1. General information
The main objective of the subject is that the student acquires knowledge about colour vision, the analysis of visual adaptations in the sensory and perceptual stage of the visual system, the spatial-temporal aspects of vision and the functioning of binocular vision.
In the context of the Optics module to which the subject belongs, the student must be able to obtain information about the visual system by comparing visual perception and optical parameters of tests measured in the laboratory
These approaches and objectives are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030: Health and wellness; Quality education. In such a way that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to their achievement.
It is recommended to have taken and passed the subject Visual Optics I.
2. Learning results
To pass the subject the student must demonstrate the following results:
-To know the optical phenomena involved in vision and their physical limits.
-To characterize the quality of spatial vision.
-To explain the concept of light threshold, as well as the aspects on which it depends.
-To know the basic aspects of colour vision, as well as temporal phenomena.
-To know the basic concepts of binocular vision and the vision of space and shapes.
3. Syllabus
Block I: Theory and problem solving
Topic 1: Visual perception and neural fundamentals
Topic 2: Photometry
Topic 3: Retinal illumination, sensitivity and adaptation to light
Topic 4: Spatial vision
Topic 5: Temporary vision
Topic 6: Colour vision
Topic 7: Binocular vision and depth perception
Topic 8: Pathophysiology of visual pathways and cerebral cortex I
Topic 9: Pathophysiology of visual pathways and cerebral cortex II
Topic 10: Optic neuropathies
Topic 11: Pupillary alterations
Block II: Laboratory practice and scientific seminar
Practice 1: Radiometry, photometry and visual detection thresholds
Practice 2: Optical and visual quality of the human eye
Practice 3: Colour vision, binocular vision and stereopsis
Practice 4: Scientific Seminar
4. Academic activities
The theoretical contents of the subject will be presented, oriented to the acquisition of basic knowledge about visual perception and binocular vision.
Problems will be solved and practical cases applied to theoretical concepts will be analysed.
Acquisition of practical knowledge, skills and abilities in ocular perception and binocular vision.
Preparation of scientific reports of laboratory practices in an autonomous way and in groups. Elaboration of evaluable works.
5. Assessment system
The subject will be evaluated in the global evaluation mode by means of the following activities:
Theory block (80% of the grade)
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Solution of questions and problems posed in class (10% of the grade).
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Completion of 2 midterm theoretical-practical written tests (70% of the grade), minimum of 4/10 for averaging.
The grade will be obtained as an average of the problems and the two midterm tests, and will constitute 80% of the final grade.
Laboratory practice block (20 % of the grade)
The laboratory practices will be evaluated through the following activities:
The grade for the laboratory practices will constitute 20% of the final grade. In order to pass this part of the course, it is essential to attend all the practices.
For students who have failed or not taken the global evaluation, the evaluation will be carried out by means of the following activities:
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Objective written test of resolution of theoretical and practical questions (80% of the final grade of the subject).
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Objective laboratory test by performing the experimental setups and writing a report
(20% of the final grade of the subject).