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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Ophthalmology

Postgraduate Course: Advanced Examination and Investigation Techniques (OPTH11008)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryAdvanced ophthalmic examination and investigation techniques.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 18/09/2017
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 61, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 33 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Discussion Boards 25%, Written Exam 50%, Reflective e-Learning Portfolio 25%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding and detailed knowledge of:

    1) Optical coherence tomography (OCT), retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) analysis, staining techniques, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA).
  2. 2) Diagnosis from slit lamp findings; corneal foreign body (FB) removal; swab techniques.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOptometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye Disease, OCT, RNFL, FFA
Contacts
Course organiserProf Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: 		Course secretaryMiss Sarah Jones
Tel: 0131 527 3496
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