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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Degree course in
Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

DISEASES OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM
cod. 1004824

Academic year 2022/23
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Stefano GANDOLFI
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
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course unit
in ITALIAN
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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

R.W. Rodieck: “The first steps in seeing”, Sinauer Associates, Inc.

- Stephen E. Palmer
Vision Science. Photons to Phenomenology
Bradford Book, MIT Press 1999

Teaching methods

During the lectures in presence / remotely (in synchronous / asynchronous mode) 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 a partial written test and an oral exam.
Due to the pandemic, the exam could take place exclusively in oral form in presence / at a distance using the Microsoft Teams platform.
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. And 'provided that the student can improve your score in the written application through the oral exam, that may change the rating of no more than 3 points.

Other information

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