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. APP: The ocular fundus is an exam that allows us to examine the retina, optic nerve and vitreous body for the diagnosis of numerous ophthalmological or systemic pathologies, such as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. The examination of the fundus is carried out using the ophthalmoscope, which can be direct or indirect. The organization provides for training and execution in an outpatient clinic at the Eye Clinic, Policlinico Umberto I.

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.