PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL OPTICS II
cod. 08775

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie apparato visivo (MED/30)
Field
"scienze ortottiche e dell'assistenza oftalmologica"
Type of training activity
Characterising
13 hours
of face-to-face activities
0.5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

<br />to learn the basis for the clinical correction of ametropias and for the measurement of the resolution limits of the human visual system

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br /><br /><br />Clinical refraction <br /><br />retinoscopy, autorefractometry, keratometry<br />subjective techniques<br />cycloplegia <br />prescription<br />Measurement of visual acuity <br /><br />types of visual acuity  <br />visual acuity charts  <br />subjective and objective methods <br />Measurement of contrast sensitivity<br /><br />definition<br />methods and procedures

Full programme

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Bibliography

Tasman, Jaeger, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. LWW 2006

Teaching methods

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