Ophthalmology 1600-Lek4OKUL-J

After seminars a student has knowledge about:
- Ocular examination techniques (ocular history, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, tonometry, gonioscopy, color vision, electrophysiological tests, perimetry) and imaging techniques (fluorescein angiography, ultrasonography, optical coherence tomography, imaging in glaucoma, neuroimaging).
- Refractive errors (myopia, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia, aphakia) and methods of correction: glasses, contact lenses. Corneal and refractive surgery.
- Most common diseases of cornea and orbit – diagnostics and treatment.
- Diagnostics and treatment of uveitis and glaucoma.
- Identification and procedures in retinal vascular diseases (hypertensive disease, diabetic retinopathy, retinal venous and arterial occlusive disease).
- Diagnostics and surgery of cataract and retinal detachment.
- Acquired macular disorders and fundus dystrophies.
- Diagnostics and treatment of ocular tumors.
- Diagnostics and management of strabismus and ocular diseases in children.
- Diagnostics and treatment of neuroophtalmological conditions.

After tutorials a student gains a practical skills of:
- collecting medical and family history, regarding ocular diseases
- assessment of refractive errors and methods of correction
- slit – lamp examination
- eye – movement and diplopia examination
- exophthalmometry measurement
- performing Shirmer’s test
- intraocular pressure measurement
- pupil’s reaction examination
- ophthalmoscopy
- confrontational visual field examination
- color vision testing.

Term 2025/26:

None

Total student workload

Study hours involving teacher participation: - seminars – 25 hours - tutorials – 25 hours - practical pass/fail conducting: 1 hour - theoretical pass/fail conducting: 1 hour Total study hours involving teacher participation: 52 hours (2,08 ECTS) Study hours involving individual student work: - seminars – 25 hours - tutorials – 25 hours - preparation for tutorials and reading literature – 5 hours, - preparation for practical exam and attending to the practical exam : 3 + 1 = 4 hours, - preparation for theoretical exam and attending to the theoretical exam : 7,5 + 1 = 8,5 hours; Total study hours involving individual student work: 67,5 hours (2,7 ECTS) Workload related to achievement of learning outcomes in medical simulation settings: - tutorials: 5 hours Total workload related to achievement of learning outcomes in medical simulation settings: 5 hours, which equals 0,2 ECTS points. Percentage of classes required to achieve necessary learning outcomes: 10 %.

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: Specifies the possible causes, symptoms and diagnostic and management methods in most common ocular diseases (F K_W11) W2: Describes the ocular complications and how they affect the nearest organs (F K_W11) W3: Describes the ophthalmological complications in the systemic disorders, the ocular symptoms and therapeutic methods W4: Analyzes and differentiates the similar symptoms in various diseases (F K_W11) W5: Determines the management of the disease due to differential diagnosis and previous treatment’s effect (F K_W11) W6: Specifies the rules of surgical procedures in specific ophthalmological conditions (F K_W11) W7: Describes the most basic groups of drugs used in the ophthalmology (F K_W11) W8: Categorizes the side effects and interactions of the ocular drugs (F K_W11) W9: Specifies the general drugs, using which may cause ocular complications, notifies contraindications and explains its mechanism (F K_W11)

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: Interprets the clinical picture on the basis of the ophthalmological examination and plans the therapeutic management (F K_U19, E K_U06) U2: Is able to interpret ocular and assess their influence on other organs (F K_U19, E K_U06) U3: Is able to interpret ocular symptoms based on the general disorders and propose the therapeutic management (F K_U19, E K_U06) U4: Is able to interpret the clinical feature of the disease and make a diagnose based on the examination (F K_U19, E K_U06) U5: Is able to compare different diagnostic methods which may be used in the diagnostics of specific disease and evaluate refractive error and refractive correction (F K_U19, E K_U06) U6: Is able to propose a surgical method in specific diseases of the eye (F K_U19, F K_U20) U7: Is able to propose a therapeutic management and write the drug prescription and ocular prescription (F K_U19) U8: Is able to draw a conclusions based on the ocular examination, which indicate the ocular and general drugs side effects (F K_U19, F K_U20) U9: Is able to identify sudden ocular conditions, direct the patient to the proper specialist and provide first aid in ocular trauma (F K_U19, F K_U20)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

The student: K1.Is able to maintain the contact with the patient from different age- groups and addresses them with proper respect (K_K03) K2.Understans the importance of constant self-education and possesses an ability of doing it (K_K03)

Teaching methods

Seminars: - didactic discussion - films, demonstrative display - case analyze Tutorials: - clinical exercises - display with training - clinical case study

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display
- staging

Expository teaching methods

- description
- problem-based lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study
- experimental
- classic problem-solving
- seminar
- presentation of a paper
- observation
- practical

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

Before beginning of the course of ophthalmology the students is obliged to access a knowledge of: - ocular anatomy - ocular physiology - basics of pharmacology 2. Pass the admission test from anatomy and physiology of the eye at the first day of the course.

Course coordinators

Bartłomiej Kałużny

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
Practical exam (>60%): W1 – W6, U1 – U8

Theoretical (written) exam (>60%): W1 – W9

points grade
< 23,5 fail
24 – 28 satisfactory
28,5 – 31,5 satisfactory plus
32 – 34,5 good
35 – 36,5 good plus
37 – 40 very good

Presentation (scoring system 0-1); W1 – W9
Prolong observation (>50%); K1,K2

Practical placement

not applicable

Bibliography

Recommended literature:
Main handbooks (1 item):
Okulistyka. Red. A. Grzybowski, Edra Urban&Partner, 2018.

Supplementary handbooks :
1. Kanski okulistyka kliniczna. B.Bowling, wyd.8, Edra Urban&Partner, 2017.
2. Okulistyka – podstawy kliniczne. M.H. Niżankowska, wyd.1, 2010.

Term 2023/24:

Recommended literature:
Main handbooks (1 item):
B.Bowling : Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 8th Edition, 2016.

Supplementary handbooks :
Allen Richard C.: Basic Ophthalmology, Wyd. American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2016.

Term 2024/25:

Recommended literature:
Main handbooks (1 item):
B.Bowling : Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 8th Edition, 2016.

Supplementary handbooks :
Allen Richard C.: Basic Ophthalmology, Wyd. American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2016.

Term 2025/26:

None

Notes

Term 2025/26:

None

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