Course: Strabology

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Course title Strabology
Course code OCC/ST
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kalábová Silvie, MUDr.
  • Vláčil Ondřej, MUDr.
  • Řehák Jiří, prof. MUDr. CSc., FEBO
  • Karhanová Marta, MUDr. Ph.D., FEBO
  • Šimičák Juraj, MUDr.
Course content
The aim is to familiarize with theoretical knowledge and practical skills from pleoptics, orthoptics and strabology: Anatomy of oculomotoric system, central regulation of oculomotoric system, visual sights. Heterophoria. Amblyopia. Comitant strabismus. Paralytic strabismus. Special form of the strabismus - AV syndrome, Brown syndrome, DVD etc. Practical part: familiarization with diagnostic equipment and methods used in the strabology, participation in orthoptical and pleoptical training and surgery.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The aim is to familiarize with theoretical knowledge and practical skills from pleoptics, orthoptics and strabology.
Identify and diagnose the strabismic binocular vision problems. Explain relevant investigation methods. Analyse problem and propose suitable therapy.
Prerequisites
Completed secondary education.
OCC/NEO

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Attending teaching.
Recommended literature
  • Divišová G. a spol. (1979). Strabismus. Avicenum.
  • Gerinec, A. (2005). Detská oftalmológia. Osveta.
  • Heissigerová, J. a kol. (2023). Oftalmologie. Třetí vydání. Praha: Maxdorf.
  • Hromádková, L. (1995). Šilhání. IDVPZ - Brno.
  • Kuchynka, P. a kol. (2016). Oční lékařství. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Rozsíval, P. a kol. (2017). Oční lékařství. Praha: Galén.
  • Rozsíval, P. (2010). Trendy soudobé oftalmologie. Galén: Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optometry (2022) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter