Learning objectives
The course aims to enable the student to learn and understand through lectures and interactive practices, the principles of operation of the human eye. Understanding these mechanisms will allow the student to approach the study of the physiology of the visual system as a whole.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student at the end of the course must develop adequate knowledge and understanding of the fundamental aspects of the physiology of the human eye.
Prerequisites
Course unit content
The module aims to provide basic information on the physiology of the human eye.
Full programme
General physiology of the human eye
The cornea
The lens, acoomodation
Intraocular pressure physiology
Bibliography
- GP Paliaga: L'esame del visus. Minerva Medica 1991
- Zeri, Rossetti, Fossetti, Calossi: Ottica visuale. SEU Società Editrice Universo, 2012
- M.Yanoff, JS. Duker: Ophthalmology Mosby 2004
- Tasman, Jaeger, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. LWW 2006
Teaching methods
The course will be conducted through face-to-face in-person (classroom) lectures. Lectures may be conducted with the help of iconographic material collected in presentations that will be made available to students on the Elly platform (https://elly.medicina.unipr.it).
Assessment methods and criteria
Examination modalities of the integrated course
Other information
2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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