Course: Non-strabismic disorders of binocular vision

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Course title Non-strabismic disorders of binocular vision
Course code OPT/ABP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Machýčková Lucie, Mgr.
  • Pluháček František, doc. RNDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Classification and overview of vergence dysfunctions and treatment; compensated and decompensated phoria - Possibilities of analysis of binocular vision - Graphical analysis - Fixation disparity analysis - Analysis of fixation disparity based on the Mallett test - Fixation disparity curves - MKH - Normative analysis - Therapy of vergence dysfunctions - Visual therapy - overview - Therapy of coordination of convergence; foveal suppression therapy - Computer-based visual therapy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration, Laboratory Work, Group work
  • Attendace - 39 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course follows up on the issues of binocular vision and its correction, included in the bachelor's degree program. The aim is to supplement and expand knowledge and skills in selected areas (especially graphic analysis, vision therapy).
Investigate binocular functions using various approaches, analyze, interpret and classify data, propose and possibly compare solution options.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of binocular vision and the possibilities of its correction at the level of a bachelor's degree in optometry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

Active participation in exercises and seminars, completion of assigned tasks, preparation of measurement protocols.
Recommended literature
  • Elliot, D.B. (2026). Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care. 6th Edition.
  • Evans B. J. W. (2021). Pickwells Binocular Vision Anomalies. 6th Edition. Elsevier.
  • Grosvenor, T. (2007). Primary Care Optometry, 5th edition. Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • Heissigerová, J. a kol. (2023). Oftalmologie. 3. vydání. Praha.
  • Scheiman, M., Wick, B. (2019). Clinical Management of Binocular Vision: Heterophoric, Accommodative, and Eye Movement Disorders. 5th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.


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