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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Ophthalmology

Postgraduate Course: Basic Examination and Investigation Techniques (OPTH11003)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryTechniques for assessing the anterior and posterior segments of the eye.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:

    1) Demonstrate understanding of use of slit lamp with Volk lenses to assess anterior and posterior segments of the eye including pachymetry and gonioscopy.

  2. 2) Demonstrate understanding of the application of various automated visual field analysis strategies and their relative significance in assessing glaucoma.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOptometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye disease, Visual field analysis, Intra Ocular Pressure, Pa
Contacts
Course organiserProf Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk
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