Acquisition of knowledge and skills in contact lens fitted on regular or irregular corneas. evaluation and management of physical and physiological ocular reactions induced by contact lens wear.
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2. SOFT CONTACT LENSES: Soft toric lenses; Silicone rubber lenses.
3. RIGID AND HYBRID CONTACT LENSES: Toric and asymmetrical corneal rigid lenses. Scleral rigid lenses. Hybrid lenses.
4. CONTACT LENSES IN THE LABORATORY: Parameters checking and quality inspection of rigid and soft contact lenses; Notes on modification of rigid contact lenses parameters.
5. HIGH TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION OF THE EYE SURFACE: Corneal esthesiometry; Corneal pachymetry; Specular microscopy; In vivo confocal microscopy; Anterior segment tomography.
6. COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY CONTACT LENSES WEAR: Classification; Quantification.
7. HIGH ORDER ABERRATIONS CONTROL: Induced by corneal ectasias, by refractive surgery and by keratoplasty.
8. ADVANCED APPLICATIONS: Continuous wear; Correction of presbyopia; Tinted contact lenses; Infancy; orthokeratology; Control of myopic progression: contact lenses vs to other procedures; Therapeutic use; Wear of contact lenses in conditions of environmental stress.
9. PROBLEM SOLVING: Clinica cases.
• VEYS J, MEYLER J, DAVIES I “ELEMENTI ESSENZIALI NELLA PRATICA DELLE LENTI A CONTATTO” [TVCI, USA, 2008].
• LUPELLI L “OPTOMETRIA A-Z. DIZIONARIO DI SCIENZA, TECNICA E CLINICA DELLA VISIONE” [MEDICAL BOOKS, PA, 2014].
• HANDHOUTS OF PRESENTATIONS AND ARTICLES
Programme
1. AFTER CARE: Protocol; Comfort management.2. SOFT CONTACT LENSES: Soft toric lenses; Silicone rubber lenses.
3. RIGID AND HYBRID CONTACT LENSES: Toric and asymmetrical corneal rigid lenses. Scleral rigid lenses. Hybrid lenses.
4. CONTACT LENSES IN THE LABORATORY: Parameters checking and quality inspection of rigid and soft contact lenses; Notes on modification of rigid contact lenses parameters.
5. HIGH TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION OF THE EYE SURFACE: Corneal esthesiometry; Corneal pachymetry; Specular microscopy; In vivo confocal microscopy; Anterior segment tomography.
6. COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY CONTACT LENSES WEAR: Classification; Quantification.
7. HIGH ORDER ABERRATIONS CONTROL: Induced by corneal ectasias, by refractive surgery and by keratoplasty.
8. ADVANCED APPLICATIONS: Continuous wear; Correction of presbyopia; Tinted contact lenses; Infancy; orthokeratology; Control of myopic progression: contact lenses vs to other procedures; Therapeutic use; Wear of contact lenses in conditions of environmental stress.
9. PROBLEM SOLVING: Clinica cases.
Core Documentation
• LUPELLI L, FLETCHER R, ROSSI A “CONTATTOLOGIA. UNA GUIDA CLINICA” [MEDICAL BOOKS, PA, 1998].• VEYS J, MEYLER J, DAVIES I “ELEMENTI ESSENZIALI NELLA PRATICA DELLE LENTI A CONTATTO” [TVCI, USA, 2008].
• LUPELLI L “OPTOMETRIA A-Z. DIZIONARIO DI SCIENZA, TECNICA E CLINICA DELLA VISIONE” [MEDICAL BOOKS, PA, 2014].
• HANDHOUTS OF PRESENTATIONS AND ARTICLES
Type of evaluation
The written test is preparatory to the oral test both for admission to the final exam and for the assessment of problem solving skills concerning cases of contact lens practice.