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SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY / FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Pediatric ophthalmology. Strabismus, amblyopia.
Diseases of the optic nerve and optic pathways.
Neuro-ophthalmology. Normal and abnormal eye movements.
Pupillary reactions.
Tumours of the eye.
Modern diagnostic and imaging techniques in ophthalmology.
Trauma of the eye and adnexa.
The role of the general practitioner in the management of eye diseases.
Multiple choice questions. Diagnostics (slides).
Demonstration material: slides, handouts, videotapes, case studies.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
First Semester
Practice:
Anatomy of the eye and adnexa. Dissection of a pig’s eye.
General notions on the examination of an eye patient.
The normal ophthalmological status.
Functions of the eye. Determination of visual acuity (distant, near). Refractive errors of the eye.
Retinoscopy.
Correction of visual refractive errors. Prescription of glasses. Javal-Schiötz ophthalmometer.
Corneal topography. Contact lenses. Photorefractive keratectomy.
Visual field, colour vision, examination of dark adaptation, critical flicker fusion frequency.
Tonometry.
External examination of the eye (diffuse light, focal illumination, slit lamp), exposing the palpebral
fissure, eversion of the eyelids. Differential diagnosis of the red eye.
Ophthalmoscopy I.
Red reflex. Direct and indirect ophthalmoscopy. Examination of the pupil.
Ophthalmoscopy II.
Fluorescein angiography. Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy.
Surgical management of cataract. Ultrasound biometry. Planning of the refractive power of IOL.
One - day surgery.
The glaucoma patient, screening and follow-up. Antiglaucomatous interventions.
Surgery of the vitreous body.
Ophthalmoscopy III. Pediatric ophthalmology. The examination of concomitant squint and its
treatment. Binocular vision. Differential diagnosis of paralytic strabismus.
Ultrasonographic examination. Diseases of the retina and vitreous body, intraocular tumors,
retinopathy of prematurity. Demonstration of the ultrasound diagnostics of the aforementioned
diseases.
Ophthalmoscopy IV. Ward round, examination of patients.
Electrophysiology of vision (ERG, EOG, VEP).
Emergency in ophthalmology. (Sudden and progressive loss of vision)
First aid in ophthalmology. Forms of patching, treatment of eye injuries.
Ophthalmological tasks of the family’s physician. The most common eye complaints and disorders.
Ward round, examination of patients.
Consultation.