Topical Issues in Ophthalmology (OFK_001)
About Study Course
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.
Prerequisites
Anatomy, biology, physics and physiology.
Learning outcomes
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.
On successful course completion the students will be able to:
• perform a refraction test;
• perform cataract surgery using anterior part surgical simulator.
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.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 9 | Master’s | Limited choice | Līva Čaikovska, Elza Grīsle, Eva Mediņa, Artur Klett, Davide Borroni, Irīna Vaļkova | |
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 10 | Master’s | Limited choice | Irīna Vaļkova, Dairis Meiers | |
| Medicine, MF | 9 | Master’s | Limited choice | Dairis Meiers, Juris Vanags, Tamāra Petrova, Ēriks Elksnis |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine, SSNMF | 10 | Master’s | Limited choice | ||
| Medicine, SSNMFz | 9 | Master’s | Limited choice | ||
| Medicine, MF | 10 | Master’s | Limited choice |
