Course syllabus for Visible Symptoms

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Essential data

Course code: 1OP078
Course name: Visible Symptoms
Credits: 3.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Optometry
Level: G2 - First cycle 2
Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department: Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Decision date: 2020-04-01
Revised by: Education committee CNS
Last revised: 2022-02-23
Course syllabus valid from: Autumn semester 2022

Specific entry requirements

Passed results of at least 55 credits from the Optometry programme's semester 1 and 2 and at least 45 credits from semester 3 and 4.

Outcomes

After the course, the student should be able to

  1. be familiar with aetiology, be able to describe pathophysiology and symptomatology for the eye diseases glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and cataract
  2. decide which examination methods that are most relevant to be able to detect, diagnose and follow each disease progression
  3. describe the optician's role in the health care system in the care of patients affected by each condition, both at diagnose and in the aftercare
  4. be familiar with different treatment options for the corresponding condition
  5. interpret research results related to each condition
  6. discuss sustainable eye health care improvement and the optician's role in the work with these patient groups.

Content

The course is divided under the following headings: glaucoma, cataract, diabetes and age-related macular degeneration. To each heading, there are references to web pages with information about these diseases (aetiology, pathophysiology, symptomatology, examination methods and treatment), directed to eye health care profession and patients. The theoretical parts are communicated via KI's virtual learning environment where students can acquire knowledge via recommended links, have group discussions and follow their own development via self tests and written assignments.

Teaching methods

The course includes self-studies, written assignments and theoretical overviews.

Examination

The course is examined in the following way:
a) written assignments, each assignment is graded U or G

The entire course is graded U or G. The grade G requires G on all written assignments.

Possibility of exception from the course syllabus' regulations on examination
If there are special grounds, or a need for adaptation for a student with a disability, the examiner may decide to deviate from the syllabus's regulations on the examination form, the number of examination opportunities, the possibility of supplementation or exemptions from the compulsory section/s of the course etc. Content and learning outcomes as well as the level of expected knowledge, skills and attitudes may not be changed, removed or reduced.

Transitional provisions

If the course is closed down or goes through substancial changes, information about interim regulations will be stated here.

Other directives

Course evaluation takes place in accordance with KI's local guidelines. Compilation of the students' reply in course questionnaire and the course coordinator's analysis of these are published on KI's open course web.

Some teaching may be in English.

Literature and other teaching aids

  • Bowling, Brad; Kanski, Jack J., Kanski's clinical ophthalmology: a systematic approach, Eighth edition. : Edinburgh : Elsevier, [2015] - x, 917 s. ISBN: 9780702055720, LIBRIS-ID: 18478880,