Ophthalmology

Course Information
TitleΟφθαλμολογία / Ophthalmology
CodeMD1038
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorAsimina Mataftsi
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600020235

Programme of Study: English-language Undergraduate Study Program of the School of Medicine (2021-today)

Registered students: 60
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreCompulsory Course633
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours5
Total Hours75
Class ID
600261643
SectionInstructors
1. Α΄ Οφθλαμολογική Κλινική
2. Β' Οφθλαμολογική ΚλινικήAsimina Mataftsi
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Learning Outcomes
After the successful attendance of the course, the student must have: Theoretical skills: a) Anatomy and physiology of the eye and the visual system b) Basic knowledge of refractive errors c) Understanding pathophysiological mechanisms of the most common eye diseases including the following: ocular surface diseases, cataract, strabismus, uveitis, glaucoma, cornea diseases, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinal detachment and optic nerve diseases. d) Basic knowledge of Ocular Microbiology and Pharmacology, Imaging in Ophthalmology, and Ocular Pathology (including eye globe, eyelids, and orbit) e) Ocular manifestations of systemic diseases, ocular side effects of systemic medications, systemic side effects of ocular medications f) Evidence-based medicine principles applied in clinical ophthalmology Practical Skills: a) Basic eye examination: visual acuity, pupil reactions, ocular motility, cover-uncover test, visual fields by confrontation, red reflex, direct ophthalmoscopy b) Taking an ophthalmic history, in case of any of the following: acute painless vision loss, chronic vision loss, red or painful eye, eye trauma, eye movement abnormality or diplopia c) Instill ocular medications, flush conjunctival fornices, pad an eye d) Evaluate ophthalmology clinical cases and formulate differential diagnoses, triage ocular emergencies and describe when it is necessary to refer a patient urgently to ophthalmology
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
a) Τutorials of practical skills in small working groups (10 -15 students), 6 sessions during 3-week period during the semester, 8.00-11am, on days of the week that have been set by each Department and are communicated to students. Practical skills will be taught according to the following schedule: Session 1 perform a basic eye examination Session 2 evaluate a patient with acute painless vision loss evaluate a patient with chronic vision loss Session 3 evaluate a patient with a red or painful eye evaluate a patient with eye trauma Session 4 evaluate a patient with an eye movement abnormality or diplopia describe the important causes of vision loss in children Session 5 describe when it is necessary to refer a patient urgently to ophthalmology. Session 6 – Oral exams on above taught skills. b) Teaching of theoretical skills in 2 sessions a week, 11am-12pm (Amphitheatre E) c) Attendance at A&E ophthalmology, requirement to attend 8 hours in total d) Attendance in theatre (optional) e) Independent studying f) Attendance of outpatient clinics once a week (optional)
Educational Material Types
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures301.1✓✓
Fieldwork80.3✓✓✓
Reading Assigment301.1✓✓
Clinical Practice150.5✓✓
Exams10.0✓✓
Total843
Student Assessment
Description
1) Oral exam on taught practical skills, at the end of the 3-week period of practical sessions. This evaluation will be graded on the scale from 1 to 10, and grade >=5 is a prerequisite for participating in the written examination. If the student is graded with <5 he/she will have to take the oral examination again next year, so as to proceed with the written examination. The oral examination grade will represent 10% of the student's final grade (1 out of 10 points). 2) Written exam in the form of multiple choice questions. This examination will represent 90% of the final grade (9 of 10 points). The grade from the oral exam will only be added when the written exam is passed (50%, i.e. 4.5 of the 9 points). In 45 multiple choice questions, each correct answer will be graded with 0.2 points and each incorrect answer will get -0.1 points (negative grading).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Ophthalmology : an illustrated colour text. Batterbury, Mark, author.; Murphy, Conor (Opthalmologist), author.; Willoughby, Colin, contributor. Edinburgh : Elsevier; 2019 2. Βιβλίο [86197115]: ΟΦΘΑΛΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΕΓΧΡΩΜΟ ΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΗΜΕΝΟ ΕΓΧΕΙΡΙΔΙΟ, MARK BATTERBURY, BRAD BOWLING, CONOR MURPHY, 4η έκδοση, 2021.
Additional bibliography for study
Sources posted in elearning [https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18475] Sources posted in opencourses [https://opencourses.auth.gr/courses/OCRS393/]
Last Update
10-03-2025