LF:MPOCH081 Refractive surgery - Course Information

MPOCH081 Refractive surgery and intraocular implantology

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2010

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. MUDr. Svatopluk Synek, CSc. (lecturer)

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Timetable

Tue 20. 4. to Fri 28. 5. Tue 7:30–9:50 122

Prerequisites (in Czech)

MPOK071 Speciální kontaktologie - přednáška

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Course objectives

The aim of subject is to describe and to explain the basic principles of laser and intraocular refractive surgery for refractive errors elimination.

Syllabus

History of laser refractive surgery and intraocular refractive lenses, laser refractive procedures: PRK, Lasek, Epi-lasik, Lasik, Femtosecond laser, phakic intraocular lenses, bioptics, multifocal, accomodative, toric intraocular lenses.

Literature

KUCHYNKA, Pavel. Oční lékařství. 1.vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, [40], 768. ISBN 9788024711638. info
ROZSÍVAL, Pavel. Oční lékařství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2006, 373 s. ISBN 8024612135. info
Refractive lens surgery. Edited by I. Howard Fine - Mark Packer - Richard S. Hoffman. 1st ed. Berlin: Springer, 2005, xii, 243. ISBN 3540227164. info
Step by step LASIK surgery. Edited by Rasik B. Vajpayee - Ioannis G. Pallikaris. 1st ed. London: Taylor & Francis, 2003, 228 s. ISBN 1841844691. info
Refractive cataract surgery and multifocal IOLS. Edited by Robert B. Wallace. [1st ed.]. Thorofare: SLACK Incorporated, 2001, 243 s. ISBN 1556424604. info

Teaching methods

theoretical seminar, practical application of knowledge in selection of refractive surgery procedures

Assessment methods

examination

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses