- Docente: Maurizio Mete
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/30
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 5708)
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from Dec 02, 2025 to Dec 10, 2025
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will:
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have a thorough understanding of the main diseases affecting the visual system in both childhood and adulthood;
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be able to recognize ocular manifestations of systemic diseases and conditions affecting the craniofacial region;
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understand ocular semiology and its relevance in the diagnosis and management of ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, odontostomatological, neurological, and internal medicine conditions.
Course contents
Anatomy and basic physiology of the visual system
Diagnostic techniques in ophthalmology
Visual acuity assessment
Refractive errors
Refractive surgery
Diseases of the ocular adnexa
Corneal diseases
Cataract
Glaucoma
Uveitis
Medically relevant retinal diseases
Surgically relevant retinal diseases
Neuro-ophthalmology
Strabismus
Ocular manifestations of systemic diseases
Ophthalmological emergencies
Readings/Bibliography
- Kansky Jack I., Oftalmologia Clinica, EDRA MASSON 2017
- American Academy of Ophthalmology, Basic and Clinical Science Course, AAO, 2024
Teaching methods
In-person lectures
Teaching tools
Projection of slides and videos
Office hours
See the website of Maurizio Mete