Course Title

Pre & Post Operative Optometric Management

Course Number

7107302

Instructor Name

Ghaidaa Shaqour

Contact Information

[email protected]

Semester(s) and academic year(s)

Second Semester 2023
Second Semester 2022

Compulsory / Elective

Compulsory

This course is designed to cover essential areas of integrated care procedures which optometrists may face within primary eyecare settings. It aims to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge about examination process before and after some ocular surgical procedures, including cataract and refractive error surgeries. Also, it addresses keratoconus disease and its indicators through corneal topography assessment. OCT imaging technique is also discussed in this course.

The aim of this course is to equip the student with the essential knowledge and skills for co-management in primary eyecare settings.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand and conduct proper procedures in pre and post operative cataract care.
• Understand and conduct proper procedures in pre and post operative refractive care (i.e. LASIK).
• Recognise the possible complications after cataract and refractive procedures.
• Define keratoconus disease and identify its risk factors, signs and management.
• Understand how to interpret topography images.
• Recognise the applications of OCT scan.

Malhotra, R. Eye Essentials: Cataract. 2008.

Sinjab, M. Corneal Topography in Clinical Practice. 2012.

Hanratty, M. LASIK: A Handbook for Optometrists. Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann. 2005.