Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings
- 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
- 26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
- 26.09 - Physiology, pathology and related sciences
26.0909 - Vision science/physiological optics
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of vision, visual processes, and related phenomena and clinical research and treatment modalities. These programs include courses in ocular anatomy and physiology, microbiology of the eye, electrophysiology, neurophysiology, corneal physiology, photochemistry, psychophysics, visual biophysics and motor systems, sensory mechanisms and photoreception, eye circulation and metabolism, geometric and physical optics, ocular development across the lifespan, visual stimuli and perception, colour vision, eye motility, biometrics and measurement techniques, visual pathology, and environmental issues.
Illustrative example(s)
- physiological optics
- vision science
Exclusion(s)
- laser and optical technology(15.0304)
- ophthalmology - residency(61.1401)
- optical science(40.0807)
- optometric assistant(51.1802)
- optometry(51.1701)
- orthoptics(51.1804)
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