SEMEIOTICS AND ORTHOPTICS METHODOLOGY
cod. 08776

Academic year 2007/08
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
75 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The student is expected to acquire full knowledge of diagnostic manoeuvres and tests in orthoptic practice in order to be able to make a correct diagnosis of sensory-motor imbalances.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br /><br />Ocular motility test: test to establish the existence of an ocular deviation: the cover test, corneal reflexes, strabismus and pseudo strabismus (epicanthus, kappa angle, facial assymetry).<br /> <br />The incomitance of a deviation and its determination: objective methods (cover test, Hess screen, Bielschowsky test) and subjective methods (diplopia test).<br /> <br />Ocular torticollis.<br /><br />Binocular vision test: in ambient conditions, with haploscope. Methods for determining suppression, CR, stereopsis.<br /><br />Fixation test (visuscope, Haidenger’s brush).

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />Gunter k. Von Noorden: 'Visione binoculare e motilita oculare', Ed.Medical Books<br />M. Maione, G. Maraini: 'L'unita visiva sensorio-motoria", Ed. Libreria Goliardica (PR)

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