UPSAT
Bachelor's degree in Orthoptics
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
French
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor's degree in Orthoptics offers a comprehensive education in the assessment and management of visual disorders. Students gain hands-on experience through practical placements, preparing them for a career in healthcare. The program covers essential topics such as eye anatomy, vision science, and treatment techniques.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in hospitals, clinics, and private practice as orthoptists. They may also find opportunities in research, education, or specialized areas such as pediatric or adult vision therapy.
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Introduction
The orthoptist is a specialist in the balance of vision that provides, on medical prescriptions, visual rehabilitation in low vision and the treatment of binocular vision disorders such as oculomotor imbalances and neurosensory deficits.
By means of appropriate rehabilitation techniques based essentially on ocular gymnastics, the orthoptist whose function extends from the child to the elderly person, can remedy problems of convergence and deficiencies and render to his patients a good comfort. visual.
Orthoptists also participate in exploration and screening operations.
strengths
- UPSAT exclusivity: UPSAT is the only university in Tunisia that trains orthoptists.
- The best internships in Tunisia (HEDI Raรฏes Institute, Tunis Military Hospital , ophthalmology department of Cartagena Clinic, lazer center and ophthalmological exploration of Tunis, Ibn ZOHR ophthalmology clinic .
Admissions
Curriculum
Training program
Semester 1
- General anatomy
- General physiology
- Nursing
- Anatomy and histology of the eye and visual system
- Physiology of the eye and visual system
- Geometrical optics
- Physical optics
- Biology and microbiology
- Concepts of hospital sanitation and hygiene
- English
- French
- C2I
- Internet and web
Semester 2
- Refraction and visual acuity in children
- Refraction and contactology
- General pathology
- Pharmacology
- Binocular vision normal function, abnormal, eye movements and other disorders
- Approach to eye motility and ocular position theory of manifest and latent strabismus
- Method of orthoptic examinations of strabismus and amblyopia
- Ophthalmology Support
- Basic first aid
- English
- Nursing / nursing internship
- French
Semester 3
- Pathology of the eye and visual system, dysfunction of visual perception, visuo-integrative function
- Special pharmacology
- Management of strabismus: rehabilitation, prismation, surgery - relevant treatment methods, exploration of visuo-integrative functions
- neurophysiology
- Orthoptics course - strabology - refraction -ato - operating room assistance (method of exploring eye position and movements, visual perception, visuo-integrative and oculovestibular functions)
- Sociology
- Professional identity
- General psychology
- English
- French
Semester 4
- Visual system disorders: amblyopia, nystagmus, ocular motility visual system disorders reviews
- Visual screening
- neuropsychology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Geriatrics
- Orthoptics course - strabology - refraction - ato - operating room assistance (method of exploring eye position and movements, amblyopia, visual perception, visuointegrative and oculovestibular functions)
- Personality psychology - health psychology
- General pedagogy, psychopedagogy and orthopedagogy
- English
- French
Semester 5
- Low vision optics
- Low vision- methods of exploration and treatment
- Pediatric ophthalmology
- Exploration in ophthalmology
- Group dynamics and interdisciplinary work
- Orthoptic report
- Orthoptics course - strabology - refraction - ato - operating room assistance (method of exploring the position and eye movements, amblyopia, visual perception, visuo-integrative and oculovestibular functions) treatment methods
- Clinical case workshops (report practice)
- Biostatic research methodology
- English
- French
Semester 6
- Vestibulo-ocular pathology: methods of exploration and management
- Vestibulo-ocular rehabilitation
- Ergonomics
- Communication โ group dynamics โ interdisciplinary work
- Orthoptics course - strabology - refraction - ato - low vision operating room assistance (method of exploring the position and eye movements, amblyopia, visual perception, visuo-integrative and oculovestibular functions) - treatment methods
- Clinical case workshops
- Patient's right
- Ethics and professional risk
- English
- French
- PFE
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Career Opportunities
Professional Horizons
- Free practice rehabilitation orthoptist.
- Orthoptist employed or working on a shift basis in a specialized department or clinic.