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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course the students will be able:
- to understand the basic types of glaucoma
- be aware of the risk factors for glaucoma and recognize screening methods.
- to know the basic medicines used to assess the development of glaucoma.
- to possess the basic ways of treating glaucoma and to know how to monitor and assist in treatment to have knowledge of basic operating principles of perimeter
- to know the programs and strategies of different types of perimeters
- to evaluate the results of the perimeter using indicators and maps for the differential diagnosis of glaucoma
- to know data for the understanding of scientific methods of research about glaucoma.
SYLLABUS
- Types of Glaucoma- Epidemiology- Prognosis and symptoms
- Intraocular pressure change and Angiography- Optical disc examination and differential diagnosis of glaucoma
- Glaucoma risk factors- Glaucoma treatment-
- Pharmaceutical and other therapeutic methods- Common pharmaceuticals treatments- Laser treatment- Surgical treatment
- Perimeter types- Sensitivity threshold and indicators – Programs and strategies- Statistics and algorithms in perimetry.
- Visual field test, relationship between functional and structural loss of sensitivity for monitoring disease progression.
- Perimeter printout results, Reliability Indicators, General Indicators and Probability mapsStatistical perimeter packages and algorithms.
- Studies and Research on the treatment and development of Glaucoma