- Docente: Costantino Schiavi
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/30
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Orthoptic and ophtalmologic assistance (cod. 8480)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the study, students should be able to recognize the main abnormalities of the corneal surface with their refractive implications and to effectively interpret measurements and data drawn by automated keratometry.
Course contents
This course explores the many aspects of the nature and measurements of the corneal surface. Its structure and the factors that influence it are described. Reflection topography, scanning slit topography, and keratometric indexes are explained. Principles of endothelial microscopy are described.
Teaching methods
Frontal lectures
Teaching tools
Slide projection
Office hours
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