Medicine and Surgery

Contents: Optics, Refractive defects, Conjunctivitis, Keratitis, Keratopathies, Corneal transplantations, Glaucoma, Cataract, Diabetic retinopathy, Retinal detachment, Age-related macular degeneration, Electrophysiology of vision, Retinitis pigmentosa, Uveitis, Ocular tumors, Diseases of the optic nerve.

Requirements: In order to acquire the subjects explained throughout the maxillo - facial course and to achieve the learning objectives a comprehensive knowledge of the head and neck anatomy is required.

Suggested textbooks: 1) Kanski's Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 8th Edition by Brad Bowling Elsevier Ed. 2) The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Illustrated Manual of Ophthalmology, 4th Edition by Peter K. Kaiser, Neil J. Friedman, Roberto PinedaElsevier Ed. 3) Polimeni, A. Filipo R., Iannetti G., Pivetti Pezzi P..“Manuale di Patologia degli Organi di Senso” Casa Editrice “EDRA LSWR”, Milano, 2014

mandatory

Evaluation methods: The final evaluation of the entire course will be based on the results of an oral test.

Ocular Anatomy, Adnexes Pathology , conjunctival diseases, Pathology of the cornea, Cataract, Uveitis, Rare Diseases, Retina (myopia,retinal detachment, Diabetic Rethinopathy, Maculopathies), Optics and refraction, refractive Defects, Neuro-ophthalmology, Ergo-ophthalmologia, low vision and rehabilitation, Glaucoma, Retinal Detachment, Ocular Oncology. Pediatric Ophthalmology. Ocular Surgery.

In order to understand the contents of the course and achieve the learning objectives, at the beginning of the teaching activities provided by the teaching module the student must possess the knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology

compulsory attendance for 75% of the lessons

This course includes an oral exam that determines the suitability to support the other teaching modules provided by the integrated course sense organs that will be obtained by the student with a grade of not less than 18/30.To pass the exam it is necessary to obtain a grade of not less than 18/30 in each module. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired a sufficient knowledge of the topics as indicated below, a basic knowledge of the topics of anatomy and to be able to recognize an ocular pathology. To achieve a score of 30/30 laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, being able to connect them in a logical and coherent way. The dates of the exams (eight appeals) are published on the CdS website in the relevant section. Oral exam with one or two questions on the topics on the program, starting from a general ophthalmological view on the following main points: 1. Ethiopathogenesis of the problem, 2. symptoms presented by the patient, 3. clinical evaluation of the ophthalmologist, 4. Instrumental examinations to be requested, 5. therapeutic treatment (medical / surgical).