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Topical Issues in Ophthalmology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:03.10.2022 09:33:56
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | OFK_001 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Ophthalmology | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Guna Laganovska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Ophthalmology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 13 Pilsonu Street, VSIA P.Stradina KUS, Block No. 25, oftalmolkat rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67069549 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, biology, physics and physiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide opportunities for students to acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of the further eye investigation techniques and relation of ophthalmic diseases to other diseases. The students acquire skills of fundoscopic examination, refraction test and they learn how to develop their microsurgical skills using the anterior part surgical simulator. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Practicums with anterior part eye simulator. Wetlabs. Suturing of cornea and sclaera. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 2 | Oculoplastic surgery. Lid sutures. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 3 | Fundus examination. Ultrasound examination. Wetlabs. Retinal detachment surgery. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 4 | Perimetry. Tonometry. Examination of glaucoma. Wetlabs. Glaucoma surgery. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 5 | Virtual reality in Ophthalmology. | Classes | 1.00 | study trip | |||||
| 6 | Tear tests. Blepharitis. Contact lenses. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Refraction. Autorefractometry. Pupillometry. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Ocular symptoms of general diseases. Exophthalmometry. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work with professional literature on ophthalmology and e-study materials. The students do refraction tests independently and perform eye test with direct ophthalmoscope. The students perform practical work with anterior part surgical simulator, performing stages of cataract surgery. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Practical work during each practical class which is assessed with pass/fail, at the end of course – an OSCE exam (assessed on a scale 1 – 10). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (OSCE) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students will have acquired in-depth knowledge and will be able to describe additional eye investigation techniques and to explain relation of ophthalmic diseases to other diseases. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful course completion the students will be able to: • perform a refraction test; • perform cataract surgery using anterior part surgical simulator. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the study course programme the student will be ready to work with ophthalmic patients in General Practitioner’s surgery and to continue their further studies. The students will be able to take care of ophthalmic patients in GP’s surgery in compliance with ethical and legal aspects, to evaluate the judgement of an ophthalmologist and to plan the examination and treatment of a patient; to interpret the results of ophthalmic examination, to relate these results to the specific clinical situation and to link them with the joint examination process. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Acu slimības. G.Laganovskas redakcijā. Nacionālais apgāds, 2008 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Basic and clinical science course (BCSC) 2013-2014 | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For International students: | ||||||||
| 4 | Basic and clinical science course (BCSC) 2013-2014 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Lekciju materiāli e-studiju vidē /Lecture materials in the e-study environment | ||||||||
| 2 | https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/1… | ||||||||
| 3 | http://emedicine.medscape.com/ophthalmology | ||||||||
| 4 | http://www.freebooks4doctors.com Ophthalmology | ||||||||
