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Peer reviewedFreddo, Thomas F. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1991
For the primary eye care practitioner in the 1990s and beyond, the basic biomedical sciences have supplanted physiological optics as the primary academic discipline underlying the practice of optometry. Several curriculum development options are available to incorporate the needed material, but a core curriculum is essential at all institutions.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Biology, Change Strategies, Core Curriculum


