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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Health professions degree in
Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

DISEASES OF THE VISUAL APPARATUS
cod. 1011508

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - First semester
Professors
Academic discipline
Malattie apparato visivo (MED/30)
Field
"scienze dell'ortottica e dell'assistenza di oftalmologia"
Type of training activity
Characterising
35 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: -
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable
exam calls
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Learning objectives

To promote basic knowledge of vision mechanism, from the first step (photoreceptors) to final step (occipital visual cortex). To learn the basic principles of the physiopatology of visual function.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Levels of visual function: from retinal image to perception

or the formation of the retinal image

or the retina

or the head of the optic nerve

or visual pathways

or visual cerebral cortes

Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision

or retinal layers and bioelectric responses

or visual cerebral cortex and bioelectric responses

Full programme

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Bibliography

Yanoff-Duker. Ophthalmology. Mosby 2004
Tasman, Jaeger, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. LWW 2006.
http://www.iscev.org/standards/proceduresguide.html
Elettrofisiologia pratica della visione
di Enzo M. Vingolo, Serena Salvatore, Stefano Lupo
Fondamenti di elettrofisiologia oculare
di Dario Messenio Edoardo Fiorentini edito da Felici, 2009
Guida alla professione di ortottista. (2019). Città del Sole Edizioni s.a.s.
Brancato, R., Coscas, G., & Lumbroso, B. (1995). Atlante di angiografia al verde di indocianina. editore SIFI.
Lumbroso, B., & Rispoli, M. (2015). Pratical handbook of OCT (2nd Edition). Jaycee Brothers Medical Publishers.
Lumbroso, B., & Brancato, R. (2003). Guida pratica all’interpretazione dell’OCT. Editore I.N.C.
Riordan-Eva, C. E. P. T. (2020). Vaughan & Asbury’s General Ophthalmology, 18e. McGraw-Hill.
https://www.minervamedica.it/it/riviste/minerva-oftalmologica/articolo.php?cod=R12Y2004N01A0055

Teaching methods

During the lectures in presence will be presented and discussed the topics listed in
the program trying to involve the student so that he/she can be an active part of the lesson.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment of the achievement of the objectives set by the course includes an oral exam.

Through questions regarding the course content, it will be determined if the student has achieved the goal of knowledge and understanding of the content. Through questions concerning the principles of operation and interpretation of the techniques discussed in the course, will be determined whether the student has achieved the goal of applying the acquired knowledge.
To pass the exam, the student must correctly answer at least 60% of the questions. The final grade is out of thirty, in proportion to the number of correct answers.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.medicina@unipr.it
T. +39 0521 903700

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
Dott.ssa Claudia Simone
T. +39 0521 903732
Office E. didattica.dimec@unipr.it
Manager E. claudia.simone@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Prof. Paolo Mora
E. [paolo.mora@unipr.it]

Faculty advisor

Prof. Claudio Macaluso
E. [claudio.macaluso@unipr.it]

Career guidance delegate

Prof. Paolo Mora
E. [paolo.mora@unipr.it]

Tutor Professors

Dott.ssa Delfini Elisabetta
E. [elisabetta.delfini@unipr.it]

Erasmus delegates

Prof. Roberto Sala
E. [roberto.sala@unipr.it]

Quality assurance manager

Prof. Stefano Gandolfi
E. [stefano.gandolfi@unipr.it]

Internships

E. [elisabetta.delfini@unipr.it]