OPT 223 Posterior Segment Pathology I
Diagnosis and treatment of primary diseases, disorders, and injuries of the vitreous, choroid, retina, and optic nerve. Degenerative vitreous disorders. Vitreo-retinal disease. Peripheral retinal disease and retinal detachment. Macular disease to include age-related macular degeneration, metabolic and genetic disease, hereditary macular dystrophies, serous macular detachment, retinopathy and choroidopathy. Retinal-vascular disease to include hypertensive retinopathy and diabetic retinopathy. Toxic retinal disease. Optic nerve head diseases to include an introduction to glaucoma and other optic neuropathies. The treatment and management of posterior segment disease to include surgical intervention, topical and intracameral injections and systemic medications. Nutraceuticals in the management of posterior segment disease. Laboratory will emphasize imaging of the posterior segment with traditional methods such as written documentation and advanced methods including photography, retinal imaging such as Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT), Heidleberg Retinal Tomography (HRT) and Retinal Thickness Analyzer (RTA). The use of a three mirror retinal lens, 90D and 78D retinal evaluation, Hruby Lens and/or other condensing lenses to be used with slit lamp biomicroscopy. 20D/22D or other retinal condensing lens used with binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy. Maculoscope or other functional macular testing devices.