OCULAR MOBILITY AND STRABISMUS
cod. 08779

Academic year 2009/10
2° 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
13 hours
of face-to-face activities
0.5 credits
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Learning objectives

The aim of the course is to teach the necessary elements for a correct evaluation of the most common forms of strabismus, both congenital and acquired. Therapeutic methods for correcting these disorders are described.

Prerequisites

No

Course unit content

<br /> Squints: congenital squints, accommodative squint, partially accommodative squint; monofixation; acute squint <br /> Squints: due to excessive convergence, due to insufficient convergence<br /> Retraction syndromes: Duane, Brown, vertical, post-traumatic<br /> Disassociated vertical deviations<br />Paralytic strabismus: diagnostic semiotics and orthoptic/surgical treatment<br />Internuclear ophthalmoplegia and conjugate deviations<br />Nystagmus

Full programme

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Bibliography

<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. Elsev

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Other information

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