Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance

Morphology, structure and reproduction of bacteria Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenicity Structure and life cycle of viruses Viral pathogenesis Viral eye infections (Adenoviriridae, Herpesviridae (HSV1, VZV), Picornaviridae (Echovirus, Coxsackievirus) Bacterial eye infections (S.aureus, S. epidermitis, S.pneumoniae C. tracomatis) Parasitic eye (Entameba histolitica, Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus)

For a better understanding of the Microbiology Course, students must know the fundamental notions of cellular and molecular biology and biochemistry.

Teaching material provided by the teacher, pdf lessons

The learning assessment involves a written exam consisting of a multiple choice test (8 questions) and 2 open questions. The oral exam will be scheduled for all students who want to improve the grade of the written test To pass the exam the student must answer the open questions satisfactorily, demonstrating that they have acquired sufficient knowledge on the topic covered by the question.

The course consists of frontal and distance lessons . During the lessons, the teacher stimulates the students with questions related to what has just been presented, with the aim of making them participate and stimulate the study at home, lesson by lesson.