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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Ophthalmology

Postgraduate Course: Basic Macular Disease (OPTH11004)

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
SummaryBasic understanding of the diseases affecting the macula and retinal structures.
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)Differentiate sight threatening macular disease from asymptomatic macular pathology and normal ageing processes.



  2. 2)Demonstrate understanding of accurate assessment of macula with Volk lens, Amsler and OCT.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOptometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye disease, Macula, Degeneration Choroid, Dystrophy
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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