Degree in Optics and Optometry

CE1: To know, to design and to apply prevention and maintenance programs related to the visual health of the population.
CE2: To carry out effective visual examinations in each of its phases: anamnesis, choice and performance of diagnostic tests, establishment of prognosis, choice and execution of treatment and drafting, if appropriate, of referral reports that establish the levels of collaboration with other professionals, to ensure the best possible patient care.
CE3: To advise and toguide the patient and family throughout the treatment.
CE4: Being able to critically think about clinical, scientific, ethical and social issues involved in the professional practice of Optometry, understanding the scientific foundations of Optics-Optometry and learning to critically assess the terminology, clinical trials and related research methodology with Optics-Optometry.
CE5: To issue opinions, reports and expert opinions when necessary.
CE6: To assess and to incorporate the technological improvements necessary for the correct development of their professional activity.
CE7: Being able to carry out planning and management activities in a service or small company in the field of Optics-Optometry.
CE8: Being able to plan and carry out research projects that contribute to the production of knowledge in the field of Optometry, transmitting scientific knowledge through the usual means.
CE9: Being able to communicate the therapeutic indications for visual health and their conclusions, to the patient, family members, and the rest of the professionals who intervene in their care, adapting to the sociocultural characteristics of each interlocutor.
CE10: To put new information and interpretation of it in context.
CE11: To demonstrate an understanding of the general structure of optometry and its connection with other specific and complementary disciplines.
CE12: To demonstrate and to implement critical analysis methods, theory development and their application to the disciplinary field of Optometry.
CE13: To demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities in patient health care.
CE14: To demonstrate the ability to act as a primary visual care agent.
CE15: To demonstrate the ability to participate effectively in unidisciplinary and multidisciplinary work groups in projects related to Optometry.
CE16: To incorporate the ethical and legal principles of the profession into professional practice, respecting the autonomy of the patient, their genetic, demographic, cultural and socioeconomic determinants, integrating social and community aspects in decision-making, applying the principles of social justice in the professional practice, in a global context in transformation.
CE17: To acquire the ability to carry out clinical management focused on the patient, on health economics and the efficient use of health resources, as well as the effective management of clinical documentation with special attention to confidentiality.
CE18: To know, to assess and to apply a gender perspective in the scientific and professional field.
CE19: To know and to calculate the parameters that characterize the image-forming elements.
CE20: To know the principle of image formation and the properties of optical systems.
CE21: To know the aberrations of optical systems.
CE22: To know the behavior of fluids and surface phenomena.
CE23: To understand wave phenomena from oscillations and mechanical waves.
CE24: To understand wave phenomena from oscillations and mechanical waves.
CE25: To know the electric and magnetic fields until reaching the electromagnetic field and electromagnetic waves.
CE26: To know and to handle laboratory materials and techniques.
CE27: To demonstrate basic knowledge of geometry and mathematical analysis.
CE28: To know complex numbers, vectors and matrices.
CE29: To know the principles of function analysis.
CE30: To know the elements of calculus of derivatives and integrals.
CE31: To apply the general methods of Statistics to Optometry and Vision Sciences.
CE32: To know how to discriminate the objectives of a statistical analysis: purely descriptive and inferential.
CE33: To know the principles and applications of statistical contrasts or hypothesis tests.
CE34: To know the general principles of probabilistic models and in particular of regression models and analysis of variance.
CE35: To know the cell structure, embryonic development and organogenesis.
CE36: To determine the development of the visual system.
CE37: To recognize with macroscopic and microscopic methods the morphology and structure of tissues, organs and systems of the human body.
CE38: To know the different microorganisms involved in diseases of the visual system.
CE39: To know the principles and bases of the biological processes involved in the normal functioning of the visual system.
CE40: To know the composition and structure of the molecules that make up living beings.
CE41: To apply biochemical knowledge to the eye and the vision process.
CE42: Knowledge of the structure and function of animal cells and tissues as well as systems related to the visual system.
CE43: Ability to identify the different areas of the visual organ under the microscope.
CE44: To understand the transformations of some biomolecules in others.
CE45: To study the molecular bases of the storage and expression of biological information.
CE46: To understand and to recognize the normal anatomy of the human body at the tissue, organ and systems level.
CE47: To know the anatomy of the skin, blood, circulatory, digestive, locomotive, reproductive, excretory and respiratory systems; endocrine system, immune system and central and peripheral nervous system of the human body.
CE48: To know the embryonic development and human ocular organogenesis.
CE49: To determine the development of the human visual system.
CE50: To know and to describe macroscopically the structures that make up the visual system and the ocular annexes of the human body.
CE51: To recognize with macroscopic methods and imaging techniques the anatomy of tissues, organs and systems of the human body.
CE52: To know the cell structure, embryonic development and organogenesis.
CE53: To know the structure of matter, the chemical processes of dissolution and the structure, properties and reactivity of organic compounds.
CE54: To know the physical and chemical properties of the materials used in optics and optometry.
CE55: To acquire the clinical skills necessary for the examination and treatment of patients.
CE56: To know the nature and organization of the different types of clinical care.
CE57: To know the different protocols applied to patients.
CE58: To know the psychosocial aspects of the profession.
CE59: To know the fundamentals and techniques of health education and the main generic health programs to which the optometrist must contribute from their scope of action.
CE60: To think critically about clinical, scientific, ethical and social issues involved in the professional practice of Optometry.
CE61: To understand the psychological aspects in the relationship between the optician-optometrist and the patient.
CE62: To know the Spanish health system and the basic aspects related to the management of health services, mainly those related to health care and rehabilitation.
CE63: To acquire teamwork skills as a unit in which professionals and other personnel related to visual health are structured in a unidisciplinary or multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary way.
CE64: To acquire the ability to practice the profession with respect for the patient's autonomy, their beliefs, culture, genetic, demographic and socioeconomic determinants, applying the principles of social justice and understanding the ethical implications in a changing world context.
CE65: To know and to calculate the parameters that characterize the image-forming elements.
CE66: To know the principle of image formation and the properties of optical systems.
CE67: To know the aberrations of optical systems.
CE68: To know the characteristic phenomena of the wave nature of light, such as interference, diffraction and polarization.
CE69: To know the principles, description and characteristics of the fundamental optical instruments, as well as the instruments used in optometric and ophthalmological practice.
CE70: To know the elementary principles and characteristics of the optometric instruments.
CE71: To know the propagation of light in isotropic media, light-matter interaction, light interferences, diffraction phenomena, the properties of monolayers and multilayers, and the principles of lasers and their applications.
CE72: To know the fundamentals of radiometric and photometric laws.
CE73: To recognize the eye as an optical system.
CE74: To know the ocular parameters and models.
CE75: To understand the factors that limit the quality of the retinal image.
CE76: To know and to understand the principles of compensation through ophthalmic lenses and other techniques.
CE77: To be able to perform psychophysical tests to determine levels of visual perception.
CE78: To know the basic models of vision.
CE79: To study the applications of radiometry and ocular photometry.
CE80: To know the sensory and oculomotor mechanisms of binocular vision.
CE81: To be able to develop skills in the evaluation and interpretation of information from psychophysical data.
CE82: To be able to recognize and to implement good scientific practices of measurement and experimentation in psychophysics.
CE83: To be able to perform psychophysical tests to determine levels of visual perception.
CE84: To know how the retina works as a receptor of radiant energy.
CE85: To know the spatial and temporal aspects of vision.
CE86: To know how to correlate psychophysical experiments with the physiology of the visual system.
CE87: To know and to apply Fourier theory to vision models.
CE88: Being able to measure and to interpret the psychophysical data obtained in the evaluation of visual perception. To acquire the clinical skills necessary for the examination and treatment of patients.
CE89: To know the basic models of vision of color, shape and movement.
CE90: To know the spatial and temporal chromatic aspects of vision.
CE91: To know the modifications linked to aging in perceptual processes.
CE92: To know the basic models of vision.
CE93: To know the spatial and temporal aspects of vision.
CE94: To know how to correlate psychophysical experiments with the physiology of the visual system.
CE95: To know and to apply Fourier theory to vision models.
CE96: To know the basic models of color, shape and movement vision.
CE97: To know the spatial and temporal chromatic aspects of vision.
CE98: To develop communication skills, data recording and medical record making.
CE99: To acquire the skills for the interpretation and clinical judgment of the results of visual tests, to establish the most appropriate diagnosis and treatment.
CE100: To acquire skills in the instrumental tests for the evaluation of visual functions and eye health. To know how to take a complete anamnesis.
CE101: Ability to measure, interpret and treat refractive and binocular errors.
CE102: To know the sensory and oculomotor mechanisms of binocular vision.
CE103: To know the principles and to have the skills to measure, interpret, and treat accommodative and binocular vision abnormalities.
CE104: Ability to prescribe, control and monitor optical corrections.
CE105: To design, to apply and to control visual therapy programs. To know the current techniques of eye surgery andto have the ability to perform the eye tests included in the pre and post-operative exam.
CE106: To know, to apply and to interpret instrumental tests related to visual health problems.
CE107: To apply the clinical procedures associated with the adaptation of contact lenses to different refractive and ocular dysfunctions.
CE108: To know the modifications linked to aging in perceptual processes.
CE109: To know the differences in treatment and refractive diagnosis of the pediatric patient.
CE110: To acquire the ability to examine, to diagnose and to treat visual abnormalities with special emphasis on differential diagnosis.
CE111: To acquire the clinical skills necessary for the examination and treatment of patients.
CE112: To know the nature and organization of the different types of clinical care.
CE113: To know the different protocols applied to patients.
CE114: To know and to apply visual screening techniques applied to different populations.
CE115: To know and to apply new technologies in the field of optometric clinic.
CE116: Ability to act as a primary visual care agent.
CE117: To know the legal and psychosocial aspects of the profession.
CE118: To know the fundamentals and techniques of health education and the main generic health programs to which the optometrist must contribute from their scope of action.
CE119: To identify and to analyze environmental and occupational risk factors that can cause visual problems.
CE120: To know the applicable legislation in professional practice, with special attention to matters of gender equality between men and women, human rights, solidarity, protection of the environment and promotion of the culture of peace.
CE121: To know the properties of the types of contact lenses and ocular prostheses.
CE122: To know the geometry and physicochemical properties of the contact lens and to associate them with the ocular and refractive characteristics.
CE123: To know and to use clinical and instrumental protocols in the exploration associated with the adaptation of contact lenses.
CE124: To know the maintenance, diagnosis and treatment solutions and to associate them with the lenticular and ocular characteristics.
CE125: To apply the clinical procedures associated with the adaptation of contact lenses to different refractive and ocular dysfunctions.
CE126: To apply techniques of controlled modification of the corneal topography with the use of contact lenses.
CE127: To detect, to assess and to solve anomalies associated with the wearing of contact lenses.
CE128: To adapt contact lenses and ocular prostheses to improve vision and the external appearance of the eye.
CE129: To know the principles, description and characteristics of the fundamental optical instruments, as well as the instruments used in optometric and ophthalmological practice.
CE130: To know and to calculate the most relevant geometric, optical and physical parameters that characterize all types of ophthalmic lenses used in optometric prescriptions and to know how to relate them to the properties involved in the adaptation process.
CE131: To know the physical and chemical properties of the materials used in optics and optometry.
CE132: To know the processes of selection, manufacture and design of lenses.
CE133: Being able to handle the techniques of centering, adaptation, assembly and manipulation of all types of lenses, an optometric prescription, visual aid and protective glasses.
CE134: To know and to handle the techniques for the analysis, measurement, correction and control of the effects of compensating optical systems on the visual system, in order to optimize their design and adaptation.
CE135: Training for the calculation of the geometric parameters of specific visual compensation systems: low vision, intraocular lenses, contact lenses and ophthalmic lenses.
CE136: To identify and to analyze environmental and occupational risk factors that can cause visual problems.
CE137: To know the properties and functions of the different elements that make up the visual system.
CE138: To recognize the different types of mechanisms and pathophysiological processes that trigger eye diseases.
CE139: To know the symptoms of visual diseases and to recognize the signs associated with them. To recognize the alterations that modify normal functioning and trigger pathological processes that affect vision.
CE140: To know and to apply the procedures and indications of the different methods of clinical examination and complementary diagnostic techniques.
CE141: To know the forms of presentation and general routes of administration of drugs.
CE142: To know the general principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
CE143: To know the pharmacological actions, the collateral effects and drug interactions.
CE144: To know the ocular topical preparations, with special attention to the use of drugs that facilitate the visual and optometric examination.
CE145: To know the most frequent adverse systemic effects after the application of the usual ocular topical drugs.
CE146: To detect and to assess the main ophthalmological disorders, in order to refer patients to the ophthalmologist for study and treatment.
CE147: To know the manifestations of systemic diseases at the ocular level.
CE148: To know the epidemiological models of the main visual pathologies.
CE149: To know and to apply health education techniques and the main generic eye health problems. To know the principles of health and disease.
CE150: To know the manifestations of the pathological processes and the mechanisms by which the main human diseases occur.
CE151: To know some of the most common psychophysical techniques in clinical practice.
CE152: To apply standard psychophysical techniques to characterize anomalous visual systems.
CE153: To know the fundamentals of the latest generation instruments for the diagnosis of ocular pathologies.
CE154: Acquire basic skills to handle specialized instruments.
CE155: To know how to interpret the results of the measurements taken.
CE156: To know the fundamentals of analog and digital photography.
CE157: To recognize the type of target suitable for different clinical applications and its relationship with the resolution of the recording medium.
CE158: To acquire basic skills to handle photographic and video instruments.
CE159: To know the basic elements of optical and digital image treatment.
CE160: To recognize the prominent elements in a digitally processed medical image.
CE161: To know the fundamental properties of laser radiation, and its applications, in new therapeutic and diagnostic technologies.
CE162: To know the fundamentals of the design and optimization of optical systems.
CE163: To acquire basic skills to handle optical design computer programs.
CE164: To identify and to analyze environmental and occupational risk factors that can cause visual problems.
CE165: To know how the visual system adapts to the lighting level and the chromaticity of light.
CE166: To know how the visual system adapts to the frequency content (space-time) of complex scenes.
CE167: To know the architecture and function of the areas of the extra-striated cortex with relevant participation in visual perception, as well as their interactions.
CE168: To know the way in which the information of the various perceptual dimensions is integrated to make judgments about the scene.
CE169: To know and to handle advanced vision models (non-linear and / or integrated by elements belonging to the extra striated cortex).
CE170: To know how to design and to implement psychophysical tests for the diagnosis of alterations of the visual system.
CE171: To know how to analyze and to discuss the diagnostic implications of the results of a psychophysical experiment.
CE172: To know and to apply the procedures and indications of the different psychophysical methods of clinical examination and complementary diagnostic techniques.
CE173: To know how to select the most appropriate test for each patient and particular pathology.
CE174: To be able to provide visual aids based on the findings and reports submitted.
CE175: To distinguish the different characteristics and applications of each instrument.
CE176: To know the optimal conditions of use of each of them as well as their limitations.
CE177: Management of spherocylindrical and vector refraction.
CE178: Clinical study of optical aberrations in the eye: metrics
CE179: To know the types of refractive and presbyopia surgery and how they affect vision and compensation for residual refractive errors.
CE180: To know the advances in prescriptions with contact lenses.
CE181: To know the different techniques to modify the refractive state of the eye.
CE182: To become familiar with the preoperative and postoperative action protocol in cataract and refractive surgery.
CE183: To provide the necessary knowledge for the understanding of the excimer laser, photorefractive keratectomy, intrastomal rings and other refractive surgery techniques.
CE184: To know the indications and contraindications of refractive surgery techniques.
CE185: To know the latest research in the fields of Optics, Optometry and Vision Sciences.
CE186: Knowledge and practical application of the principles and methodologies of Optics and Optometry, as well as the acquisition of the skills and competencies described in the general objectives of the degree.
CE187: To apply the knowledge acquired in the previous modules in Optical establishments, Clinics and Hospitals and Companies of the sector.
CE188: To carry out clinical activities related to refraction, visual exploration, contact lens fitting, visual training and low vision.
CE189: To apply the techniques of mounting corrections or visual compensation in glasses and possible touch-up of contact lenses.
CE190: To make contact with the commercialization of the products, supply, storage, conservation and information.
CE191: To know and to apply manufacturing techniques for visual aids and optical and optometric instruments.
CE192: To know the different protocols of action depending on the patient.
CE193: To know the indications and procedure for carrying out and interpreting the complementary tests necessary in the vision consultation.
CE194: To carry out the patient care protocol in the optometric clinic / clinic.
CE195: To take a clinical history appropriate to the patient's profile.
CE196: To select and to apply correctly in each case all the skills, abilities and competencies acquired in Optometry.
CE197: To encourage collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
CE198: To communicate and to inform the patient of all acts and tests to be performed and clearly explain the results and their diagnosis.
CE199: To know, to assess and to apply a gender perspective in the scientific and professional field.