ORTHOPTICS
cod. 09277

Academic year 2009/10
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Malattie apparato visivo (MED/30)
Field
"scienze ortottiche e dell'assistenza oftalmologica"
Type of training activity
Characterising
100 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The aim of the course is to demonstrate surgical techniques with orthoptic support, if required, in the case of forms of strabismus, both congenital and acquired (paralytic and restrictive).

Prerequisites

No

Course unit content

<br />Indications in restrictive, post-traumatic and paralytic strabismus (TAO).<br />Weakening, reinforcing and substitution Surgical techniques: adjustable sutures and faden-operation.<br />Use of botulinum toxin in the treatment of paralytic strabismus.<br />Exophoria tropias and intermittent forms: surgical treatment.<br /> Timing and quantification of the various types of surgical intervention.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br /><br />Gunter k. Von Noorden: 'Visione binoculare e motilita oculare', ed. Medical Books;<br />F. Carta, A. Carta: 'Neuroftalmoogia'., ed. Essebiemme;<br />R. Dale:' Motilita oculare e strabismo'<br />D. Taylor: 'Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus', ed. Elsevier

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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