After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Describe basic examination methods and some specialized ophthalmology methods.
• Describe basic diseases affecting the eye, visual pathway, and orbit and the respective treatment options.
• Examine natural visual acuity.
• Examine the anterior segment of the eye using the slit lamp.
• Provide essential first aid (rinse the conjunctival sac, evert the eyelid, remove a foreign body from the conjunctival sac).

Students are trained to work at ophthalmology departments and outpatient facilities.

The course is scheduled as an intensive block course running for 7 1/2 workdays. It is a required course and students must earn the credits (by completing the training and passing the credit test) before they are allowed to take the exam.

Individual practice is not a part of this course .

To graduate, students need to earn the credits (complete the required training and passing the final test) and pass an oral exam (practical part – examination of a patient, answering three questions).