MPOK071c Special contactology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Beneš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. MUDr. Svatopluk Synek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Továrková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Beneš, Ph.D.
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
Thu 21. 11. 14:00–16:30 KOM 243, Thu 28. 11. 14:00–16:30 KOM 243, Thu 5. 12. 14:00–16:30 KOM 243, Thu 12. 12. 14:00–16:30 KOM 243, Thu 19. 12. 14:00–16:30 KOM 243
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
In this subject students will repeat knowledge from bachelor education. Knowledges gain for application special contact lenses, toric, cosmetic, prosthetic. They learn how to correct visual disorders with lower occurrence such as high anisometropia, high or irregular astigmatism. Further content of this subject is application of cover therapeutical contact lenses and drugt-delivering.
Learning outcomes
The student uses the possibility of measuring methods, evaluation of the anterior eye with the subsequent selection of the contact lenses geometry. Students will be introduced to new technologies in contactology, both in the field of contact lenses and in the field of care.
Syllabus
  • 1) Repeating of basic principles 2) Confrontation of self experiences with application 3) Special contact lenses and their application 4) Refraction test, principles of visual optometry and correction with contact lens 5) Prothetic contact lenses, indication, applications 6) Cover, and therapeutical contact lenses, drug-delivering lenses 7) News in hygiene of contact lenses
Literature
  • EFRON, Nathan. Contact lens complications. Fourth edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2019, xxvii, 359. ISBN 9780702076114. info
  • BHOOTRA, Ajay Kumar. Contact lens : fitting guide. New Delhi: JP Medical, 2014, xiv, 76. ISBN 9789350909744. info
  • ROTH, Hans-Walter. Contact lens complications : etiology, pathogenesis, prevention, therapy. 1st ed. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2003, ix, 214. ISBN 3131277912. info
  • SILBERT, Joel A. Anterior segment complications of contact lens wear. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000, xix, 556. ISBN 0750671165. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, presentations by professionals in the sectors
Assessment methods
practice, credit Prove all metric and diagnostic measurement of the eye, which is needed for contact lens application. Explain the selection of appropriate parameters contact lenses.
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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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 2023.
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