Course Syllabus for Elective Course
SAMS 5335
Advanced Ophthalmology
Fall Semester 2003
I.
Course Title: Elective Course in Advanced Ophthalmology
Departmental abbreviation: SAMS 5335
Credit hours: 2 (30 contact hours)
Number of students: limited to 25 participants
Date: Fall Semester, Junior Class (3rd year)
Length of course: 5 weeks
Course Coordinatior: Dr. Ursula Dietrich (office H-380)
Instructors: Dr. Ursula Dietrich, dietrich@vet.uga.edu
Dr. Philipp Anthony Moore, pamoore@vet.uga.edu
II. Course Objectives
This elective course offers interested students the possibility to deepen their knowledge in Veterinary Ophthalmology. Basic and advanced ophthalmic examination techniques will be practiced in smaller groups. Special lectures will cover ophthalmic diseases in exotics, birds, rodents and equine. An ophthalmic surgery lab will provide the opportunity to practice common ophthalmic procedures in small animals, such as entropium surgery, enucleation, conjunctival flaps etc. During a short histopathology lab, students will study microscopic slights of normal and diseased (sectioned) eyes of different animal species. All three labs will include a short, take home test at the end of the lab. During weekly seminars, ophthalmic cases will be presented and discussed in rounds. AQS sessions will help to answer questions in preparation for a final examination (computerized, case-based multiple choice test) at the end of the course.
III. Course Attendance
Attendance of course is mandatory as per College policy. During weekly seminars and AQS sessions, students will be called upon at random to answer questions. A list with names of all students participating in the course will circulate and each student will have to sign behind their names to proof attendance. Names of students not in attendance will be noted and reported to the Academic Affairs Office.
IV. Ethics
Students are expected to abide by the academic honesty policies and guidelines outlined in the College of Veterinary Medicine Student Handbook. It is the responsibility of each student to inform themselves of these policies and guidelines. No printed materials other than the test will be on the writing surfaces during the final test.
V. References
A basic knowledge in Veterinary Ophthalmology is required for successful participation in the course. It is highly recommended to review class notes of the SAMS 5200 lecture course. We expect every student to be familiar with ophthalmic terminology.
Class notes of the surgery lab, ophthalmic examination lab, histopathology lab and special lectures will be given to the students at the beginning of the course.
Suggested textbooks and study material:
Ophthalmology CD Rom (Dr. Martin): can be purchased or is available online on the CALC
Slatter D: Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 3rd edition, W.B. Saunders, 2001.
Gelatt KN: Veterinary Ophthalmology (Textbook), 3rd edition, Williams& Wilkins, 1999.
Barnett KC, Jansom J, Heinrich C: Canine Ophthalmology. An atlas and text. W.B. Saunders, 2002.
Barnett KC, Crispin S.M.: Feline Ophthalmology. An atlas and text. W.B. Saunders Company, 2002.
VI. Grading policy
There are 200 points available in the course, distributed as follows:
3 short, take home tests on:
Ophthalmic examination procedures 20 points
Surgical techniques 20 points
Ocular histopathology 20 points
Clinical case review (written report) 40 points
Final examination 100 points
A: 90-100 % (180-200 points)
B: 80-89 % (160-179 points)
C: 70-79 % (140-159 points)
D: 60-69 % (120-139 points)
F: less than 60 % (< 120 points)
Examinations:
The three, short, take home tests will be multiple choice tests. They will cover the material taught and practised during the labs. Those 3 tests will accumulate 60 points and will count 60% of the final grade.
The final examination will be a partially computerized and mainly cased-based multiple-choice test. This is a 2 hour test, hold as a CALC session in the computer room in the library. This test will count 50% of the final grade.
Each student will be assigned a clinical case during the course (usually a short history on the case with one or more slights), which has to be turned in as a written report at the end of the course. This written report should include detailed description of clinical findings on the slight(s), diagnosis and treatment plan. This report will accumulate 40 points and counts 20% of the final grade.
Students obtaining a final grade of less than 60% will be given a retest according to the College retest policy within 5 class days after the grades are posted and can not earn a higher score than the minimum passing score for the course.
Students with unexcused abscences from the final test will not be granted a retest. Students with excused abscences from the Deans office may be given a different make-up test than what was given the class as a whole.
1. This is an elective course, so we assume that you have a high interest in the subject.
2. Read this syllabus at the beginning of the course and ask us if you have any questions.
3. Attend class.
4. Read the required material prior to the lecture.
V. Topic outline and Lecturer (Subject and lecturer to change)
Lecture 1: The eye in evolution 1 hour (Dietrich)
Lecture 2: Birds, Exotics, Rodents 2 hours (Moore)
Lecture 3: Equine ophthalmology 1 hour (Dietrich)
Lecture 4: Ophthalmic surgery (orientation lecture) 1 hour (Dietrich)
Lab 1: Ophthalmic examination procedures 3 hours (Dietrich/Moore)
Slitlamp examination
Gonioscopy
Examination of nasolacrimal system
Ophthalmoscopy
Tonometry
Lab 2: Surgical techniques in Veterinary Ophthalmology 4 hours (Dietrich/Moore)
Conjunctival surgery
Corneal surgery
Lid surgery
Enucleation procedures
Lab 3: Ocular histopathology (cytology) 2 hours (Dietrich/Moore)
Weekly seminar with case presentation (all species)
and discussion 10 hours (Dietrich/Moore)
AQS 1 hour (Dietrich)
AQS 1 hour (Dietrich)
AQS 1 hour (Moore)
AQS 1 hour (Moore)
Final examination (in CALC) 2 hours
30 hours
(2 credit hours)