The syllabus aims to help the students understand pre-operative assessment and introduce them to
basic checks. Upon completion of the syllabus the students will:
- Be able to understand and describe contemporary ophthalmic surgical techniques
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each ophthalmic operation
- Indicate appropriate operation for each patient
- Pay special attention on refractive surgery and the diagnostic assessments preceding these and the selection of patients, post-operative complications and specialist assessments taking place before operating
SYLLABUS
Refractive surgery for myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism (Lasik, Lasek, PRK, AK)
Intracroneal rings, IOLs, CLE, bioptics
Refractive surgery for presbyopia
Phacoemulsification
Introduction to strabismus surgery
Introduction to corneal transplantation (PKP, DALK, etc)
Introduction to retinal surgery
Introduction to oculoplastics