INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL MEDICAL STUDENTS

AUTUMN & WINTER SEMESTERS, 2010

 

 

OPHTHALMOLOGY

 

Course Number: 18120640

Prerequisites: Basic medical science courses

Credits:       1.5(1-1)

Year:           5^th

 

COURSE DESCREPTION:

This course emphasizes gaining knowledge of common diseases affecting the visual system. It is specifically designed to provide a broad, general knowledge of ophthalmology appropriate to medical students. Special attention is given to the student obtaining confidence in basic history taking and examination techniques in ophthalmology.

PURPOSE:

The broad goal of the course is to provide basic knowledge and skills t the student that shall enable him/her to practice as an internist as a primary eye care physician

 

CONTENT:

The lecture content is organized around the textbook, Vaughan & Asbury’s General Ophthalmology (16 ^th edition) as follows:

Anatomy of the Eye                                                                               2 hr

Cornea                                                                                             2 hr

Lens                                                                                                        2 hr

Uveal Tract                                                                                           2 hr

Glaucoma                                                                               2hr

Strabismus & Refraction                                                           2hr

Ocular disorder Assosiated with Systemic Diseases                         2hr

Ocular & Orbital Trauma, Blindness                                                     2hr

 

STRUCTURE:

The course comprises 16 hr of lectures and 16 hr of practice.

One lecture for 2 hr and one 2 hr practical session will be held each week

The final examination consists of mixture of multiple-choice question.

 

ORGANIZATION:

Each session will be offered to the whole class.

One or two assistants will act as liaisons between students and teachers, and will be responsible for taking attendance, collecting case report and exam papers, and related matters.

 

EVALUATION: （PATTERN AND MARKS DISTRIBUTION）

Students’ performance will be evaluated on the basis of attendance at lectures and participation in practices (30%) and scores on the final examination (70%).

 

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK:

Vaughan & Asbury’s General Ophthalmology (15^th edition)

 

SUPPLEMENTARY READING:

Kanski J J, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, Sixth Edition (May, 2007), Butterworth-Heinemann.

 

SCHEDULE OF LECTURES

 

Anatomy of the Eye                                     2hr

    The Orbit

           Orbital Walls

           Orbital Apex

           Blood Supply

The Eyeball

       The conjunctiva

       The Cornea

       The Uveal Tract

       The Lens

       The Aqueous

       The Anterior Chamber Angle

       The Retina

       The Vitreous

       The Extraocular Muscles

The Ocular Adnexa

       Eyelids

       The Lacrimal Apparatus

The Optic Nerve

Cornea                                                                                2hr

     Corneal Ulceration

           Bacterial Keratitis

           Fungal Keratitis

           Viral Keratitis

     Kreatoconus

     Corneal Transplantation

     Refractive Corneal Surgery

Uveal Tract                                                                           2hr

           Anterior Uveitis

           Intermediate Uveitis

           Posterior Uveitis

           Diffuse Uveitis

    Tumors Involving the Uveal Tract

Lens                                                                    2hr

Cataract

      Age-Related Cataract

      Childhood Cataract

      After-Cataract

Cataract Surgery

Dislocated Lens

Glaucoma                                              2 hr

      Clinical Assessment in Glaucoma

      Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

      Normal-Tension Glaucoma

      Ocular Hypertension

      Primary A cute Angle-Closure Glaucoma

      Congenital Glaucoma

      Secondary Glaucoma

      Treatment of Raised Intraocular Pressure

Strabismus & Refraction                             2 hr

Sensory Changes in Strabismus

Esotropia

Exotropia

A & V Patterns

Refractive Errors

      Presbyopia

      Myopia

      Hyperopia

      Astigmatism

      Anisometropia

      Correction of Refractive Errors

Ocular Disorders Associated with Systemic Diseases          2 hr

Hypertensive Retinopathy

Diabetes Mellitus

      Diabetic Retinopathy

            Nonproliferative diabetic Retinopathy

            Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

      Lens Changes

      Iris Changes

      Extraocular Muscle Palsy

      Optic Neuropathy

Graves’ Disease

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Ocular & Orbital Trauma, Blindness                               2 hr

Abrasions & Lacerations of the Lids

Foreign Bodies on the Surface of the Eye

Penetration Injuries & Contusions of the Eyeball

Intraocular Foreign Bodies

Burns of the Eye

Orbital Fractures

Definition of Blindness

Prevalence of Blindness throughout the World

Causes of Blindness

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CLERKSHIP

 

Eye Examination                                                              2hr

Introduction of typical cases of eye disease                     2hr

Basic history  taking                                                         2hr

PBL                                                                                   2hr