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.
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
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.
