Paediatric Ophthalmology
OPSC5031
This unit of study will provide candidates with the theoretical and practical foundations necessary to assess and perform paediatric ophthalmology. The first part of the unit will cover retinopathy of prematurity, refractive error and amblyopia, strabismus I, comitant, strabismus II, incomitant and vertical deviation. Following this, we will look at media opacities, congenital cataracts, congenital glaucoma and developmental glaucoma, an introduction to genetic eye disease and paediatric ophthalmic infectious diseases. In the final part of the unit we will cover paediatric ocular oncology, orbital and lacrimal disease, the child who can't see approach to and investigations, phakomatoses and nystagmus.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: OPSC5031
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No