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Learning outcomes

Objectives of the course and educational program

The course aims to provide general knowledge of ophthalmology but also addresses more specific topics important for non-specialist doctors.
The educational program gives the ability in recognizing and managing therapy of anterior and posterior segments main ocular diseases with a particular attention for cornea diseases, cataract, glaucoma and retinal pathology through a comprehensive didactic education, accomplished via lectures and teaching materials.

Aims of the professional activities
Will be provided tools and examples of technical procedures for the correct diagnosis and execution of the cataract surgery. The students will learn how to perform a correct objective examination and how to recognize the main ophthalmology emergencies such as acute angle-closure glaucoma or central retinal artery occlusion.
And finally understanding how analyze data of important instrumental methods like visual field, fluorangiography and ocular ultrasound.

Program

Anatomy and embryology, physiology and pathophysiology, genetics, clinical and instrumental semiology, optics and refractive errors, pathology of the orbit, dry eye syndrome, dacryoadenitis, dacryocystitis, pathology of the eyelids, inflammatory pathology of the conjunctiva, corneal and eye surface pathology, scleral pathology, inflammatory uveal pathology, retinal pathology, pathology of the lens, neuro-ophthalmology, strabismus, glaucoma, ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, traumatology, refractive surgery.

Examination Methods

Oral exam for Otorhinolaryngology; written for Ophthalmology and Odontostomatology