Teaching

Pre clinical course in the internet site

The goal of this course is to give background on eye physical examination and the relation of the eye to all other domains of medicine.

Eye examination

External observation of the eye

Far and near visual acuity

Eye movement in 8 cardinal directions

Pupil reflex to light and near stimulus

Direct ophthalmoscopy

Confrontation visual field

Clerkship for 5th academic year

The goal of the course is to teach the medical students the fundamentals of Ophthalmology and get focused on the wide relation between the eye and many systemic diseases, neurology diseases and pediatric diseases. The student participates actively in the examination of the patients, practices essential eye examination and take part in the department's seminars, lectures and clinical rounds. At the end of the two weeks of clerkship the students have to pass an oral examination

Bibliography

1. Basic Ophthalmology for Medical Students and Primary Care Residents American Academy of Ophthalmology

2. General Ophthalmology, Lange Medical Publication, Los Altos, CA Vaughan and Ausbury T.

Clerkship for 6th academic year

The goal of the course is to teach the medical students the fundamentals of Ophthalmology and get focused on the wide relation between the eye and many systemic diseases, neurology diseases and pediatric diseases. The student participates actively in the examination of the patients, practices essential eye examination and take part in the department's seminars, lectures and clinical rounds.

Post Graduate School course

A four year course program is on going in Ophthalmology.

The program covers the whole aspects of ophthalmology from basic science aspects to clinical applied state of the art.

Eight semesters cover the following subjects: oculoplastic, cornea and anterior segment diseases, lens and glaucoma, retina, pediatric ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology.
The course is oriented to teach residents in ophthalmology and update board certified eye doctors in all fields of ophthalmology.

Time and location: Every Tuesday, 18.00 - 21.00 during the academic year with exception of holidays, in the Lola lecture hall at the Sackler School of Medicine.