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

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