OPTO30891 10 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 3 Tariq Aslam Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 <p>This unit describes basic eye pathology from a viewpoint of specific diseases. You learn how to examine the eye for specific diseases and to diagnose these diseases. Examples of diseases covered include; Cataracts, Macula Disease and Diabetic Eye Disease. You will also learn how to take a history and to explain diagnosis, management and prognosis.</p> <p>This unit describes basic eye pathology from a viewpoint of specific diseases. You learn how to examine the eye for specific diseases and to diagnose these diseases. Examples of diseases covered include; Cataracts, Macula Disease and Diabetic Eye Disease. You will also learn how to take a history and to explain diagnosis, management and prognosis.</p> <p>The unit aims to describe basic eye pathology from a viewpoint of specific diseases.</p> <ul> <li>System based approach to knowledge underpinning patient contact and evaluation in a primary care setting</li> <li>How to assess clinical signs pertinent to each disease</li> <li>Differential diagnosis based on symptoms and signs at patient presentation</li> <li>How to give advice to patients regarding lifestyle changes where appropriate</li> <li>Management plan for referral or treatment where appropriate</li> <li>Understanding important disease mechanisms.</li></ul> Analytical skills Clinical decision making which is tested with oral quizzes during lecture periods and the exam. Problem solving Clinical decision making tested in exam. Written communication Tested in exam <ul><li>Lasers in Ophthalmology - production of lasers and action of different laser modalities with specific reference to their application in the diagnosis and treatment in ophthalmic conditions.</li><li>Corneal disease - corneal anatomy, infections, dystrophies.</li><li>Cataracts and Cataract Management - pathology, aetiology, clinical features and management of cataracts. Complications of cataract surgery.</li><li>Uveitis - definitions, causes, associations, complications, clinical features and management.</li><li>Glaucoma - Definition, classifications, risk factors, clinical features and management.</li><li>Macula Disease - Age related Macula Degeneration and macular dystrophies; pathology, risk factors, clinical features and management.</li><li>Retinal disorders- retinal vascular disorders and retinal detachment; pathology, aetiology and risk factors, clinical features and management.</li><li>Diabetic Eye Disease - pathology, aetiology and risk factors, clinical features, grading systems, management.</li><li>Neuro-ophthalmology - Visual field defects, pupillary abnormalities, nerve palsies; causes, risk factors, clinical features and management of each</li><li>Emergency-ophthalmology – common ophthalmic problems that may present on an urgent basis; how to treat and when to refer.</li></ul> 0 Other 100% <p>Written examination 1.5 hours (100%).</p> <p>During the interactive lectures time is allowed for questions and feedback.</p> OPTO21391 Ocular Health & Disease Mechanisms Pre-Requisite Compulsory BSc (Hons) Optometry BSc (Hons) Optometry Third Year Mandatory MSci Optometry MSci Optometry Third Year Mandatory N <p>It is essential that students read additional texts to supplement the content of the lecture course. The books by Batterbury and Jackson give a general overview of common ophthalmological conditions and one or other (or similar) book may be used, supplemented by background reading from Kanski.</p><p>Recommended Reading:</p><ul> <li>Alastair K. O. Denniston, Philip I., Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology, Oxford University Press, 2009, Recommended.</li> <li>Jackson, T, Moorfields Manual of Ophthalmology, Mosby, 2007, Recommended.</li> <li>Kanski, JJ, Clinical Ophthalmology, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 2007, Recommended.</li> <li>R Cullom; Benjamin Chang;, The Wills eye manual : office and emergency room diagnosis and treatment of eye disease., Philadelphia : Lippincott, Recommended.</li> <li>Venki Sundaram (Editor), Training in Ophthalmology (Oxford Specialty Training: Training In), Recommended.</li></ul> Assessment written exam 1.5 0 0