BTNO0311p Neurooftalmology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Karolína Skorkovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Svatopluk Synek, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Svatopluk Synek, CSc.
Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Lenka Herníková
Supplier department: Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Wed 27. 9. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902, Wed 11. 10. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902, Wed 25. 10. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902, Wed 8. 11. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902, Wed 22. 11. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902, Wed 6. 12. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902, Wed 20. 12. 13:30–17:20 KOOO N02902
Prerequisites
BTFI0211s Biophysics, Informatics - s
BTFI0222s
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students get knowledge about neurological causes of eye motor disorders, visual pathway, visual field scotomas. Clinical signs, diagnostic possibilities in case of correction with optical aid.
Learning outcomes
Students get knowledge about neurological causes of eye motor disorders, their clinical sings and diagnostic possibilities in case of correction with optical aid.
Syllabus
  • Visual pathway anatomy and pupilomotor pathway. Neuro-ophthalmic examination – anamneses, examination of the bulbus, motility, visual acuity, visual field. Electrophysiological methods – ERG, EOG, VEP, EMG. Imagination methods – skiascopy, CT, NMR, ultrasound, fluorescence angiography. Headache and eye, vision disorders – scotomas, hemianopsia. Examination of the diplopia. Examination on Hess screen. Nystagmus – definition and classification. Pupil and pupil reaction. Changes of discus optici – inherited disorders, atrophy, pressing, inflammations, tumours and injures of the optic nerve. Chiasma diseases, retrochiasmatic diseases. High visual centres disorders. Third nerve palsy, Fourth nerve palsy, Sixth nerve palsy, ophthalmoplegia. Ocular movement disorders with muscular cause, ptosis and pseudoptosis. Eye signs with CNS tumours, vascular disorders. Phacomatosis. Eye and nero-infection. Cortex blindness.
Literature
  • ROZSÍVAL, Pavel. Oční lékařství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 373 s. ISBN 8024612135. info
  • OTRADOVEC, Jiří. Klinická neurooftalmologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2003, 487s. ISBN 8024702800. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2024.
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