GENERAL ORTHOPTICS
ACADEMIC YEAR2008/2009
COD. 08799
dati insegnamento:
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LECTURERS:
NUZZI Giuseppe
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2008/2009
YEAR OF STUDY: 2
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
UNIT COORDINATOR: NUZZI Giuseppe
CONTACT HOURS:
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The student is expected to acquire the fundamental elements of the pathophysiology of sensory and motor alterations and on the treatment of forms of strabismus including the paralytic forms.
Course contents summary
General details on oculomotor imbalance.
Heterophoria: pathophysiology. Esophorias and exophorias.
Intermittent deviations and heterophoria dysfunction.
Heterotropias: pathophysiology. General details on the main types of heterotropia: esotropias, exotropias, vertical strabismus and alphabet syndromes.
Nystagmus (physiological nystagmus, pathological nystagmus).
Paralytic strabismus.
Recommended readings
Gunter k. Von Noorden: 'Visione binoculare e motilita oculare', Ed.Medical Books
M. Maione, G. Maraini: 'L'unita visiva sensorio-motoria", Ed. Libreria Goliardica (PR)
