The mission of this program is to train highlyy qualified ophthalmic technicians capable of providing holistic high quality ophthalmic assistance in diverse clinical and academic settings locally, nationally and internationally.
Generic Skills
- Be responsible and reflexive;
- Have empowered gestural and capabilities; relational
- Recognize its emotions and be able to use with the acquired professional necessary;
- Have a trust and a proven insurance;
- Have the critical capacity and questioning;
- Develop an ethics and a normal professional;
- Makethoughtfuldecisions;
- Act with autonomy and responsibility in the fields of well delimited its function.
Specific skills
- Provide primary vision care ranging from sight testing and correction to the diagnosis and management of vision changes
- Practice optometry technology, which primarily involves performing eye exams and vision tests
- Detect certain eye abnormalities and prescribing and dispensing corrective lenses
- Assist the ophthalmologists and eye surgeons
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The ophthalmic technicians will be able to work in:
- Eye Clinics
- Optometry Department
- Refraction centers and academic settings etc.
Semester 1
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Ophthalmic Technician |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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OTE111 |
Anatomy-Physiology I /Cell Biology - Histology |
30 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
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OTE112 |
Microbiology I : Bacteriology-Parasitology /General Chemistry & Biochemistry |
40 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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OTE113 |
Fundamentals of Nursing I : Overview- Concepts-History-Theories |
45 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
|
OTE114 |
Social Sciences I : Medical Sociology, Anthropology & Psychology |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
|
OTE115 |
Human Development Across The Life Span |
40 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
|
OTE116 |
Clinical Placement I |
/ |
/ |
60 |
/ |
60 |
4 |
|
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TransversalsCourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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OTE117 |
- ICT I Functional English and french |
25 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
285 |
75 |
12 |
78 |
450 |
30 |
|
Semester 2
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty:OphthalmicTechnician |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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OTE 121 |
Anatomy-Physiology II |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
OTE 122 |
Microbiology II: Virology-Mycology- Immunology |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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OTE 123 |
Fundamentals Of Nursing III: Nursing Sciences and First Aid |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE 124 |
Public Health: Epidemiology- Demography-Environmental Sanitation & Health Promotion |
35 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE 125 |
Medical Nursing I |
40 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE 126 |
Clinical Placement II |
/ |
/ |
90 |
/ |
90 |
6 |
|
TransversalsCourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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OTE127 |
Professional Ethics And Deontology |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
235 |
56 |
94 |
65 |
450 |
30 |
Semester 3
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Ophthalmic Technician |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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OTE231 |
Ocular Anatomy & Physiology- Theory & Practical |
45 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
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OTE232 |
General Pharmacology Clinical Pharmacology |
30 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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OTE233 |
Visual Optics I- Theory & Practical, Lighting & The Eye- Theory & Practical |
50 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
90 |
6 |
|
OTE234 |
Clinical Refraction I- Theory & Practical |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
OTE235 |
Ophthalmic & Optical Instrumentation & Procedure I- Theory & Practical |
40 |
10 |
20 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
OTE236 |
Clinical Placement III(optician shop) |
/ |
/ |
60 |
/ |
60 |
4 |
|
TransversalsCourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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OTE237 |
- French and English for Medical Profession |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
230 |
65 |
93 |
62 |
450 |
30 |
Semester 4
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Ophthalmic Technician |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credit |
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L |
T |
P |
PW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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OTE241 |
Physical Optics- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
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OTE242 |
Ocular Pathology And Microbiology- Theory & Practical, Geometrical Optics- Theory & Practical |
45 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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OTE243 |
Visual Optics II- Theory & Practical |
45 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
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OTE244 |
Clinical Refraction II- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
|
OTE245 |
Ophthalmic & Optical Instrumentation & Procedure II- Theory & Practical |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
|
OTE246 |
Clinical Placement IV Introduction to Operational Research |
15 |
10 |
60 |
5 |
90 |
6 |
|
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TransversalsCourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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OTE247 |
BiostatisticsI-Health Information Systems |
30 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
45 |
3 |
|
|
Total |
|
227 |
70 |
100 |
53 |
450 |
30 |
|
Semester 5
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Ophthalmic Technician |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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OTE351 |
Ocular Disease I (Anterior Segment Disease) |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE352 |
Binocular Vision & Ocular Motality, Health Care Management |
45 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
75 |
5 |
|
Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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|
OTE353 |
Contact Lens I- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE354 |
Ophthalmic Lens & Dispensing Optics- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE355 |
Low Vision Aids & Visual Rehabilitation- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE356 |
Clinical Placement V (optical department) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
|
TransversalsCourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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OTE357 |
Medical Law, Legal and Occupational Health BiostatisticsII |
30 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
190 |
37 |
180 |
43 |
450 |
30 |
Semester 6
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Field : Medical and Biomedical Sciences |
Specialty: Ophthalmic Technician |
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Code |
Courses Titles |
Hourly Volume |
Number Of Credits |
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L |
T |
P |
SPW |
Total |
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Fundamental courses 30% (2 UC) 9 credits 135 hours |
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OTE361 |
Ocular Disease II (Posterior &Neuro-Eye Disease) |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
OTE362 |
Health Economics, Systemic Condition & The Eye |
55 |
20 |
10 |
5 |
90 |
6 |
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Professional courses 60% (4 UC) 18 credits 270 hours |
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|
OTE363 |
Contact Lens II- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE364 |
Public Health & Community Optometry |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE365 |
Applied Optometry &Orthoptics- Theory & Practical |
35 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
60 |
4 |
|
OTE366 |
Clinical Placement VI (operational research) |
/ |
/ |
70 |
20 |
90 |
6 |
|
TransversalsCourses 10% (1 UC) 3 credits 45 hours |
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|
OTE367 |
Ethics & Civic Education, Research Project |
25 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
45 |
3 |
|
Total |
|
196 |
49 |
153 |
52 |
450 |
30 |