Veterinary ophthalmology

Study programme: general veterinary medicine full-time form of study
Teaching language:   english
Subject code: K-MZ/VetOpht/18    Short: VetOpht
  •  Credits: 3
  •  Completion method: Credit and Examination
  •   Lectures: 1 / Practice: 2
  •   Semester: winter semester
Form, course-load and method od study:
Form of study: Lecture / Practical
Course-load: Per week: 1 / 2   -   Per study period: 13 / 26 (recommended, in hours)
Method of study: prezenčná
 
Prerequisites a following
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CONDITIONS FOR COMPLETION OF COURSE
lectures and practices -100 % presence
Learning outcomes
student should be able to examine ophthalmic patient according to protocol : basic diagnostic precedures, therapy, treatment; hereditary eye diseases, eye diseasea in small and large animals, surgical techniques in ophthalmology
Brief outline of the course
Veterinary ophthalmology is focused on: Embryology, anatomy and physiology of the eye, eye examination, local and general anesthesia in ophthalmology , Clinical pharmacology in veterinary ophthalmology : pharmacology and therapeutics, basic surgical techniques in ophthalmology, Diseases of the orbit and eyelids, adnexa, cornea, uveal tract, glaucoma, lens retina and HED; basic informations abou eye diseases in horses and cats
Course syllabus
Lectures (1 hr per week)
1. Embryology, anatomy and physiology of the eye, eye examination, local and general anesthesia in ophthalmology
2. Clinical pharmacology in veterinary ophthalmology : pharmacology and therapeutics, basic surgical techniques in ophthalmology
3. Diseases of the orbit and eyelids
4. Diseases of the nasolacrimal duct
5. Diseases of the cornea
6. Diseases of the uveal tract
7. Glaucoma
8. Lens
9. Hereditary eye diseases
10. Equine reccurent blindness
11. The most common eye diseases in horses
12. The most common eye diseases in cats
13. The most common eye diseases in exotic animals
Praktické cvičenia (2 hod. týždenne)
1. Basic safety instructions, basic diagnostic techniques in small animals ophthalmology
2. Spetial diagnostic techniques - samples, USG eye examination, local anesthesia, different types of injections
3. Basic ophthalmological diagnostic techniques in horses
4. Surgery of the eyelids – permanent and non – permanent surgical techniques
5. Surgical treatment of trichiasis, distichiaisis, and ectopic cilia
6. Surgery of the 3rd eyelid, surgery of the nasolacrimal system
7. Reconstructive surgery of the eyelids
8. Surgery of the superficial corneal ulcers
9. Surgery of the deep and perforating ulcers
10. Suture of the cornea
11. Keratotomy
12. Fundus examination in healthy and sick dogs and cats
13. Fundus examination in healthy and sick horses
Recommended literature
Slatter : Fundamental of veterinery ophthalmology
Gelatt: Veterinary ophthalmology
Conditions for completion of course
Continuous assessment:
credit test
Conditions for completion of course:
lectures and practices -100 % presence
Final assessment:
credit test
LANGUAGE, WHICH KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED TO PASS THE COURSE
 
Evaluation of the course
Total number of evaluated students: 136
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Date of last modification: 28.11.2022
Approved by: Tutot Dr. h. c. Prof. MVDr. Jana Mojžišová, PhD.
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