Laboratories and lectures during the second year build upon previous knowledge and introduce new topics such as general and ocular pharmacology, anterior ocular diseases, sensory and motor aspects of vision, epidemiology, advanced diagnostic techniques, contact lenses, pediatrics, clinical skills and primary-care optometry.

Fall Semester		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO6132	Medical Laboratory Procedures	1	0	3
OPTO6163	Primary Optometry Lab	1	0	3
OPTO6173	Clinic Practicum III	1	0	3
OPTO6190	Opthalmic Optics Lab	1	0	3
OPTO6219	Vision Science III	2	2	0
OPTO6234	Ocular Pathology I	2	2	0
OPTO6311	Optics III	3	3	0
OPTO6363	Primary Optometry	3	3	0
OPTO6434	General Pharmacology	4	4	0
Totals		18	14	12

Spring Semester		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO6151	Pediatric Optometry I Lab	1	0	3
OPTO6174	Contact Lens Lab	1	0	3
OPTO6124	Perception	1	1	0
OPTO6291	General Clinic II	2	1	8
OPTO6312	Optics IV	3	3	0
OPTO6333	Ocular Pharmacology & Therapeutics	3	3	0
OPTO6335	Ocular Pathology II	3	3	0
OPTO6351	Pediatric Optometry I	3	3	0
OPTO6374	Contact Lens I	3	3	0
Totals		20	17	14

Following the second-year studies, students participate in an intensive, seven-week summer clinical rotation. This experience builds confidence and skills in the application of clinical techniques, which are necessary for success in the third year.

Third-year clinical practice focuses on specialty contact lenses, the assessment and management of vision problems in children, geriatric vision and ocular disease. Lectures and laboratory courses cover advanced topics in pediatric optometry, glaucoma, contact lenses, rehabilitative optometry, retinal and neurological disease, ophthalmic lasers, refractive surgery, environmental optometry, primary care optometry and practice management.

Summer Semester		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO6115	Clinical Integration	1	1	0
OPTO7493	General Clinic IIIA	4	2	18
OPTO7150	Developmental Optometry	1	1	0
	*Electives	2	0	0
Totals		8	4	18

Fall Semester		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO7152	Pediatric Optometry II Lab	1	0	3
OPTO7131	Clinical Medicine	1	1	0
OPTO7230	Glaucoma	2	2	0
OPTO7252	Pediatric Optometry II	2	2	0
OPTO7361	Geriatric Optometry	3	3	0
OPTO7336	Ocular Pathology III	3	3	0
OPTO7375	Contact Lens II	3	3	0
OPTO7494	General Clinic IIIB	4	0	16
	*Electives	1	0	0
Totals		20	14	19

Spring Semester		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO7120	OPT III Rounds/ Case Discussion	1	1	0
OPTO7130	Ophthalmic Lasers, Refractive Surgery, & Surgical Techniques Lab	1	0	2
OPTO7162	Vision Rehabilitative Lab	1	0	2
OPTO7253	Pediatric Optometry III	2	2	0
OPTO7262	Rehabilitative Optometry	2	2	0
OPTO7330	Ophthalmic Lasers, Refractive Surgery & Surgical Techniques	3	3	0
OPTO7337	Ocular Pathology IV	3	3	0
OPTO7383	Practice Management I	3	3	0
OPTO7495	General Clinic IIIC	4	0	16
	*Elective	1	0	0
Totals		21	14	20

Fourth-year study begins as soon as the third academic year is completed and is comprised of three semesters: Summer, Fall and Spring. Two terms are devoted to external clinical rotations and one is spent at UHCO in advanced seminars and clinical practice.

(Summer, Fall, Spring) Rotation A - Externships I		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO8990	Community Health Clinics	9	0	20
OPTO8991	Community Health Clinics	9	0	20
Totals		18	0	40

(Summer, Fall, Spring) Rotation B - Externships II		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO8992	Community Health Clinics	9	0	20
OPTO8993	Community Health Clinics	9	0	20
Totals		18	0	40

(Summer, Fall, Spring) Rotation C - Specialty Clinic / Didactic Semester		Hours
Number	Description	Credits	Lecture	Lab
OPTO8338	Rounds and Recent Developments	3	3	0
OPTO8384	Practice Management II	3	3	0
OPTO8696	General Clinic IV	6	0	20
	*Elective	3	0	0
Totals		15	6	0

Fourth-year externships provide experience working in multidisciplinary health-care settings, increase the number and diversity of patient care experiences, and broaden awareness of the many factors affecting health-care delivery in our society. Externship sites are located in Houston, other cities in Texas, as well as several states and the District of Columbia.

Advanced seminars during the fourth-year campus term cover topics such as practice management and administration, primary-care diagnosis and treatement, new developments in optometry, and clinical rounds. Students spend their clinic time in specialty clinics: pediatrics, medical eye care, specialty contact lenses, vision rehabilitation, and advanced primary-care practice.