LEARNING OUTCOMES
The syllabus aims at familiarizing students with basic concepts of the binocular vision and orthoptics
as well as the treatment of non orthophoric problems.
Upon successful completion of the syllabus the students will:
- be able to understand basic concepts of binocular vision.
- be comfortable with solving binocular vision problems and oculomotor disorders
- understand the ways of examining the binocular vision
- understand basic concepts of orthoptics
- be familiar with solving non orthophoric problems.
- know the application of orthoptic principles
SYLLABUS
1. The muscles of the eye and their movements
2. Binocular vision, level of binocular vision, development of binocular vision,
3. stereoscopic vision, stereograms,
4. Retinal correspondence, matching, horopter, Panum space
5. Accommodative convergence
6. Binocular dysfunction and sensory abnormalities, eccentric focus
7. Classification of strabismus: phories heterophories, tropies
8. Amblyopia, clinical investigation, treatment
9. Tests for binocular vision
10. Test methods for strabismus
11. Classification of strabismus: phories heterophories, tropies
12. Types of strabismus: aetiology, diagnosis and treatment
13. Visual practice for binocular dysfunctions
14. Orthoptic treatment
15. Strabismus surge