Program Overview

Program Overview

The Optikerprogrammet is a three-year professional education program consisting of several courses with both theoretical and practical elements. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in optometry, including the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.

Program Structure

The program is divided into six terms, with each term consisting of several courses. The courses are designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the theoretical and practical aspects of optometry.

• Term 1:
  • 1OP083 Refraktionsmetodik 1 och vetenskapsmetodik (10.5 hp)
  • 1OP065 Optik 1 (10.5 hp), taught by KTH
  • 1OP067 Allmän anatomi och fysiologi (9 hp), taught by FyFa and Neuro
• Term 2:
  • 1OP090 Refraktionsmetodik 2 (15 hp) (replaces 1OP069 from VT26)
  • 1OP068 Ögats anatomi, fysiologi och sjukdomar 1 (7.5 hp)
  • 1OP070 Optik 2 (4.5 hp), taught by KTH
  • 1OP056 Patologi (3 hp), taught by Onk-Pat
• Term 3:
  • 1OP071 Synundersökningsmetodik 1 (12 hp)
  • 1OP072 Ögats anatomi, fysiologi och sjukdomar 2 (7.5 hp)
  • 1OP016 Farmakologi (3 hp), taught by FyFa
  • 1OP073 Synundersökningsmetodik 2 (7.5 hp) (including practice)
• Term 4:
  • 1OP087 Synundersökningsmetodik 3 (9 hp) (replaces 1OP074 from VT24)
  • 1OP057 Mikrobiologi (3 hp), taught by MTC
  • 1OP075 Kontaktologi 1 (4.5 hp)
  • 1OP076 Optometrisk klinik 1 (7.5 hp)
  • 1OP077 Arbetsplatsoptometri (6 hp)
• Term 5:
  • 1OP026 Statistik och vetenskapsmetodik (3 hp)
  • 1OP079 Optometrisk klinik 2 (4.5 hp)
  • 1OP081 Kontaktologi 2 (7.5 of 15 hp)
  • 1OP088 Examensarbete i optometri (7.5 of 15 hp) (replaces HT24 1OP049)
  • Elective courses (7.5 hp)
• Term 6:
  • 1OP081 Kontaktologi 2 (7.5 of 15 hp)
  • 1OP088 Examensarbete i optometri (7.5 of 15 hp)
  • 1OP082 Optometrisk klinik 3 (12 hp)
  • 1OP084 Synsvagsteknik (3 hp)

Educational Plan

The educational plan is the program's governing document and contains the overall learning objectives for the program, content, and structure. Students follow the educational plan that was in effect when they were admitted to the program.

• Educational plan 1OP19, applies to students admitted in HT19 and later
• Educational plan 1OP13, applied to students admitted in HT13 to HT18
• Educational plan 1OP12, applied to students admitted in HT12
• Educational plan 1OP10, applied to students admitted in HT10 or HT11
• Educational plan 1OP07, applied to students admitted in HT07 to HT09

Feedback and Development of KI's Optikerprogram

The program and its courses are constantly being developed as part of KI's ongoing quality work. For information on what previous students have thought of their education, and how you can be involved in shaping the program, see the page "Programmets organisation och kursvärderingar" on the respective course web page.

Pedagogical Foundation

We believe that the best results are achieved when students take responsibility for their own knowledge development. We also think it is essential that students can demonstrate how to do something, not just describe it. All practical/clinical courses on the program follow the same pattern:

1. Initial goal discussions - what are your and your course participants' goals, how does the teacher view the course goals.
2. Teacher-led introduction to the subject, lectures/seminars/labs/CASE/PBL (adapted to the subject and teacher)
3. Students are given time to study - preparation for the practical elements
4. Students show each other how to do it - teach each other (with teacher support)
5. Students practice and train practically (on each other, standardized patients, "real" patients)
6. Clinical/practical examination with clear goals and assessment criteria

In general, it can be said about the Optikerprogrammet at Karolinska Institutet that:

• The teaching is patient-centered and based on important symptoms, diagnoses, and problems. Basic scientific subjects and clinical disciplines are clear and integrated.
• The professional role is in focus through early and extensive clinical training. Basic scientific knowledge and understanding are applied repeatedly, and exemplified in the clinical context.
• Throughout the program, there is a clear progression in learning with clear connections between level-based goals and the choice of teaching and examination forms.
• Objectives for knowledge, skills, and attitudes are achieved through the student's own research process - own activity, perseverance, critical examination, and an investigative approach. Problems and questions form the basis for learning, and there is time for reflection and feedback.
• The content of the education is based on scientific grounds and is led by scientifically anchored teachers. Current research is integrated into the teaching, and students are trained to seek and relate to evidence-based information and current research. The research connection is clarified through the degree project.