Unit CONTACT WITH LABORATORY 1
- Course
- Optics and optometry
- Study-unit Code
- A002461
- Location
- TERNI
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Pier Luigi Camiciottoli
- Teachers
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- Pier Luigi Camiciottoli
- Hours
- 93 ore - Pier Luigi Camiciottoli
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Sperimentale e applicativo
- Academic discipline
- FIS/01
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- General considerations on the evolution of contact lenses, materials and construction techniques. Knowledge of the various corneal profiles and of the form factor. Illustration and use of the main tools necessary for the pre and post application examinations, of the inspection methods of the anterior segment and of the lacrimal component.
- Reference texts
- “Contattologia, una guida clinica”
L. Lupelli, R. Fletcher, A. L. Rossi
“ Manuale di optometria e contattologia ”
Anto Rossetti e Pietro Gheller
“ The contact lens manual, a practical guide to fitting”
A.Gasson, J. A. Morris
Elementi essenziali nella pratica delle lenti a contatto
autori vari per la Johnson & Johnson
Notes provided by the teacher. - Educational objectives
- The course aims to provide the fundamental and indispensable knowledge for the choice and design of the most suitable contact lenses in relation to the problems, objectives and expectations of their user. This training will make use of the skills in the use of all the necessary equipment, physical and digital, to achieve the application objective.
The teaching process, also including a practical part, aims to transmit the mastery required in the management and resolution of practical problems, through the knowledge of the most appropriate geometric and / or material changes, aimed at improving the final result.
Another aspect of the training will be related to the correct relationship not only between applicator and wearer, finalized to avoid complications related to the use and / or maintenance of contact lenses, but also to interdisciplinary professional relationships with other specialists in the ophthalmological and non-ophthalmological field. - Prerequisites
- None
- Teaching methods
- The course is articulated in
1) Theoretical lessons
2) Laboratory activities - Learning verification modality
- the achievement of the training objectives, foresees an oral and/or written test (in the case of written exam,it will last 1 hour and will consist of 32 questions the test will be of the closed type with multiple choice. an answer not given will be equivalent to an incorrect answer) to ascertain: i) the ability to understand the theoretical contents of the course (Dublin descriptor 1), ii) the ability to expose and correctly apply theoretical knowledge (Dublin descriptor 2), iii) Ability to autonomously formulate appropriate judgments and observations on possible alternative model (Dublin descriptor 3), iv) the ability in effective and pertinent written communication (Dublin 4 descriptor).
- Extended program
- 1) Introduction to contactology: historical development of contact lenses (lac). Contactological terminology.
2) Classification of contact lenses.
3) The environment of contact lenses: the cornea, the tear system and its functionality.
4) Contact lens materials: classification, nature of polymers, materials properties.
5) Indications and contraindications for the use of contact lenses: psychological, anatomo-pathological, refractive and individual factors.
6) Preliminary examination: history. external observation in a slit lamp. The eye response quantification systems. Examination of the visual function, topographic pupillographic and aberrometric examination, evaluation of the lacrimal function.
7) Contact lens optics: the lacrimal meniscus, the effects related to the elimination of the distance between corneal apex and glasses.
8) Rigid contact lenses: materials, construction techniques, geometry, application techniques. Corneal topography to help in the design of contact lenses. application assessment. Disinfection and maintenance systems for contact lenses. Methods of measurement and verification and notes about the modification of the parameters of rigid contact lenses. Management of contact lenses by the user: education, training, compliance and control routine.
9) Soft contact lenses: materials and replacement systems, construction techniques, geometry. procedures for application and control of spherical lenses. Maintenance systems. Inspection and verification procedures for contact lenses. Management of contact lenses by the user. Education, training, compliance and control routine.
10) Laboratory experiences and practice: anamnesis; topographical examination of the cornea; biomicroscopic examination of the external eye; pupillographic examination; examination of the lacrimal function. Procedures for the application and control of the various types of contact lenses. Determination of the physical parameters of contact lenses.