ORTHOPTIC AND OPHTALMOLOGIC ASSISTANCE

Professor: Marzio GERBELLA
Academic discipline: Fisiologia (BIO/09)
Field: Scienze biomediche
Type of training activity: Basic

14 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND THE VISUAL SYSTEM

Learning objectives

to provide detailed knowledge of the sense organs and the visual system.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of anatomo-physiological features of the nervous system. Basic knowledge of the physiology of the nerve cell.

Course unit content

Anatomical-functional aspects of the retina, the visual pathways and primary and higher-order visual areas and the brain structures responsible for controlling eye movements.

Full programme

Notions about the anatomy of the eye. Structure of the retina and photo transduction process. Characteristics of ganglion cells. Anatomy of the visual pathways from the retina to the primary visual cortex. Magnocellular and parvocellular pathways. Deficits resulting from lesions of the visual pathways. Neuronal structure and characteristics of the primary visual cortex. Visual avenues of higher order. Perception of movement, depth, shape and color. Visual attention. Agnosie. Subcortical and cortical control of the different types of eye movements. Eye reflexes.

Bibliography

Chapters on the visual system, from "Principal of Neural Science. of Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel.". or "Essentials of Neural Science and Behavior of of Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel."
eurofisiologia. Di Battaglini, Faraguna, Fogassi, Rozzi. Della Edra editore.
Le Neuroscienze: dalla fisiologia alla clinica. Di Franco Fabbro della Carocci editore.
Fondamenti di Neuroscienze, David Presti, Mulino editore
Lo sappiamo quando lo vediamo. Einaudi. di Masland.

Teaching methods

The course will be conducted through face-to-face in-person (classroom) lectures. Lectures may be conducted with the help of iconographic material collected in presentations that will be made available to students on the Elly platform (https://elly.medicina.unipr.it).

Assessment methods and criteria

Examination modalities of the integrated course

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]

PHYSIOLOGY OF THE VISUAL cod. 1007844