Learning objectives
To educate the student on the pathophysiology and clinical course of the main diseases affecting the visual system and ocular adnexa. The Course will encompass (a) lectures, (b) tutorials and (c) seminars. Students will, by default, attend all lectures and tutorials, but are free to choose the seminar(s) they are most interested in. Upon completion of the Course, each student will be able to discuss basic clinical cases, involving the visual system and ocular adnexa, by creating individual flow charts on diagnostics and therapeutics, and sharing them with patients and their relatives
Prerequisites
Having successfully completed the pre-clinical Courses
Course unit content
OPHTHALMOLOGY (SSD MED30, n = 3 CFU): Eye refraction. Refractive disease: pathophysiology and treatment (basics of refractive surgery), Basics of ophthalmic instrumental diagnostics (perimetry, electrophysiology, fluorangiography, echography, OCT, corneal topography). Orbit and lcrimal tract diseases. Orbital cellulis,. exophthalmos and thyroid associated ophthalmopathy, diagnosis of anterior segment disease: basics on conjunctivitits, keratitis, uveitis. Glaucomas: chronic open angle, congenital, secondary, chronic and acute closed angle. The cataracts: congenital, acquired, age-related. Basics on cataract surgery. Retinal vascular diseases (arterial and venous occlusion). Diabetic and hypertensive retinopathy: diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, predictive value on long-term life-span prognosis. Vitreoretinal pathologies: rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, proliferative vitreo-retinopathy (PVR), age-related maculopathy, retinopathy of prematurity. Eyeball neoplasms: uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma. Basics in neurophthalmology: optic neuritis, papilledema, anisochoria, chiasmatic syndrome and optic tract compression. Uveitis and systemic disease. Congenital and concomitant strabismus. Functional ambliopia: diagnosis, treatment, prevention. Paralitic strabismus and gaze palsy. Basics on communication with the vision disabled patient
Full programme
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Bibliography
Azzolini, Carta, Gandolfi, Marchini, Menchini, Simonelli, Traverso: "Clinica dell' apparato visivo" Ed. Edra - Masson , Edizione: II 9/2014
C. Sborgia – N. Delle Noci, Malattie dell’Apparato Visivo, Ed. Piccin
J.J. Kanski, Oftalmologia clinica, Ed. Elsevier
L. Bonomi, Argomenti di Oftalmologia, Protei Editori
M. Miglior – B. Bagolini – B. Boles Carenino – N. Orzatesi – L. Scullica M. Zingirian, Oftalmologia Clinica, Ed. Monduzzi
Teaching methods
Lezione orale. Le lezioni seguiranno una propedeutica coerente con le altre discipline del Corso Integrato.
Assessment methods and criteria
During the oral exam, the student will be asked to develop a diagnostic-therapeutic plan in simulation of clinical situations involving the visual apparatus and ocular appendages, as well as to communicate it to the patient. If the preparation is not considered sufficient, the entire "Head and Neck Diseases" exam will be concluded with the non-approval of the same.
Students with SLD/BSE must first contact C.A.I. (Reception and Inclusion Center): support for students with disabilities, D.S.A., B.E.S. (https://cai.unipr.it/)
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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