Postgraduate Course: Basic Macular Disease (OPTH11004)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Basic understanding of the diseases affecting the macula and retinal structures. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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:
- 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)Demonstrate understanding of accurate assessment of macula with Volk lens, Amsler and OCT.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Optometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye disease, Macula, Degeneration Choroid, Dystrophy |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk |
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