Neuro-optometry

[Od_IT]

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Neuro-optometry. I was wondering if anyone can give some insight on this specialization. I know that neuro-optometrists work with patients that may have had stroke, loss of eye, brain injury etc.

Where can I find more information on this? Any what suggestions do you have for a pre-optometry student?

 

[SarahNC]

Worry about it in your 4th year of opt school. After neuro, it might not be so much fun anymore 🙂

 

[gochi]

Worry about it in your 4th year of opt school. After neuro, it might not be so much fun anymore 🙂

Wow. I thought sciences would be thought in first 2 years?

 

[Od_IT]

I really liked neuroscience when I took it at my institution, so i wondered how that would work in with optometry, considering western univ. curriculum is emphasizing this specialization.

 

[SarahNC]

Wow. I thought sciences would be thought in first 2 years?

It is, we are taking it right now in our 2nd semester. But you don't really look at residencies until your 4th year.

 

[jefguth]

neuroscience classes in the basic science stream and clinical neuro optometry are significantly different beasts.

Think of neuro optometry as somthing between neurology, binocular vision/strabismus and low vision/vision rehab...

IMHO, I think it laughable that Western will "emphasize" neuro optometry... There just is not enough of these patients out there in the world for a whole institution full of students to emphasize in this area.

 

[Od_IT]

thanks jefguth, that's what i presumed about the need for neuro-opt.

neuroscience classes in the basic science stream and clinical neuro optometry are significantly different beasts.

Think of neuro optometry as somthing between neurology, binocular vision/strabismus and low vision/vision rehab...

IMHO, I think it laughable that Western will "emphasize" neuro optometry... There just is not enough of these patients out there in the world for a whole institution full of students to emphasize in this area.