Emergency in ophthalmology

Code:

OPT116

Acronym:

UO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Surgery and Physiology Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	6	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	4	-	3	27	81
			5

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Identification, diagnosis and treatment of the most common conditions observed in an Ophthalmological emergency room


2. Identification of severe conditions that require referral of these patients

Learning outcomes and competences

The aim of this unit is to give the knowledge’s necessary to the identification of the main causes of eye emergency that come to an ophthalmology unit.

This knowledge’s will train the students to identify the most frequent causes of these conditions and to identify its severity and referral criteria as well as the basic measures that have to be administrated in these situations for a secure procedure and referral.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Attended and completed the Ophthalmology curricular unit

Program

Ophthalmological emergencies

1. Differential diagnosis of red eye

1.1 Corneal disease

1.2 Inflammatory and infectious conditions

1.3 Anterior, intermediate and posterior uveitis

1.4 Scleral diseases

1.5 Acute glaucoma

2. Eye trauma
3. Eyelids and lacrimal system diseases
4. Sudden and progressive vision loss
5. Diagnosis, treatment and referral criteria of the most current ocular emergency conditions

Mandatory literature

Bagheri, Wajda, Calvo, A Durrani; The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease 7th Ed, Wolters Kluwer
Brad Bowling; Clinical Ophthalmology: a systematic approach, Elsevier, 2015

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical lessons (4.5h) and clinical training (21.5h).

Thoretical practical lessons 90 minutes each.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Participação presencial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

(Result of the exam x 0.6) + (Clinical Practice x 0.4)

Observations

Attended and completed the Ophthalmology curricular unit