APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNICAL SCIENCES
cod. 15486

Academic year 2009/10
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Scienze tecniche mediche applicate (MED/50)
Field
"scienze ortottiche e dell'assistenza oftalmologica"
Type of training activity
Characterising
25 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

<br />to develop an elementary knowledge on the principles underlying the function of ophthalmic instruments

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br /><br />visual angle and sizing of visual stimuli<br />luminance and contrast in ophthalmic instruments <br />measurement of the optical properties of the cornea and of the eye <br />ultrasounds in ophthalmology<br />lasers in ophthalmolgy<br />measurement of the axial length of ocular structures: ultrasonic and optical methods <br />measurement of the intraocular pressure  <br />imaging of the retina <br />imaging of the optic nerve head

Full programme

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Bibliography

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

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