Modules
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Introduction to Year 2 and Year Outcomes
- Cardiorespiratory 2
- Metabolism 2
- Brain and Behaviour 2
- Human Development 2
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- Locomotor 2
- Cancer Week
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- Extended Patient Contact
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- Year 3
- Introduction to Year 3 and Year Outcomes
- Clinical Science and Professionalism (Weeks 1-3)
- Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Haematology (CR3)
- Gastroenterology and Cancer (MET3A)
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- Endocrinology and Renal Medicine (MET3B)
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- Student Selected Component (SSC)
- Clinical and Communication Skills
- Year 4
- Introduction and Year 4 Outcomes
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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- Ophthalmology
- Clinical & Communication Skills
- Student Selected Component (SSC)
- Year 5
- Introduction to Year 5 and Year Outcomes
- Teaching Week 1
- Teaching Week 2
- Anaesthesia & ITU (AN & ITU)
- Breaking Bad News
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- Student Assistantship
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- Surgery
- Student Selected Component (SSC)
- Year GEP 1
Year 4 OPHTH4: Ophthalmology
- Dr Ashwin Reddy
- ashwin.reddy@bartshealth.nhs.uk
Introduction
The module aims to develop students understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye.
Sessions
- Lecture: Cataract
- Lecture: Acute visual loss
Teaching Material for this Session
- Know about the common ophthalmic emergencies and how they are diagnosed eg Central Retinal Artery Occlusion; Temporal Arteritis
- Know the causes of acute and gradual visual loss with and without pain
- Know the causes of visual loss in the ageing eye
- Know the management of acute and gradual visual loss with and without pain
- Know the management of common ophthalmic emergencies eg temporal arteritis and orbital cellulitis
- Know the management of visual loss in the ageing eye, including glaucoma and macular degeneration
- Lecture: Glaucoma
- Lecture: Optic Nerve & Visual pathways
Teaching Material for this Session
- Examination of the Eye
- Be able to competently perform an examination of eye movements and extra-ocular muscle function including use of the cover test
- Be able to perform a visual assessment including that for driving, refractive errors and their correction, management of the visually-handicapped patient in the community
- Be able to perform an assessment of visual acuity, pupils, colour vision and visual fields
- Be competent in the use of direct ophthalmoscope to examine the fundus including: how to recognise signs of diabetic retinopathy, normal and abnormal optic nerves, the macula, abnormalities of the retinal vasculature; examination for red reflex
- Competently be able to carry out an examination of the eye using a torch, magnifying aid and where possible, a slit lamp; methods and use of pupil dilation
- Taking a History
- Be able to competently take an ophthalmic history
- Know the common neuro-ophthalmic disorders to include the interpretation of visual field abnormalities
- Lecture: Paediatric Ophthalmology
- Lecture: Systemic Disease and the Eye
- Lecture: Eye Anatomy & Acute Red Eye
