Refractive Surgery 1
OPSC5018
This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the theoretical and practical foundations of the practise of refractive surgery (RS). Week 1 Overview of RS. Week 2 ocular and systemic diseases. Week 3 patient assessment and evaluation. Week 4 corneal imaging. Week 5 principles of Laser and technology. Week 6 principles and practice of astigmatic surgery. Week 7 principles and practice of PRK/LASEK. Week 8 principles and practice of LASIK. Week 9 principles and practice of PTK. Week 10 prevention and management of corneal refractive complications. Week 11 Keratoconus and intracorneal ring segments. Week 12 Optics and biomechanics of the eye following RS and Week 13 the economics of refractive surgery.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: OPSC5018
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No