| Department: |
Ophthalmology |
| Course Number: |
OPSPEC-403 |
| Course Title: |
Ophtho: Specialty Rotation |
| No. of Students: |
6 |
| Site: |
LUMC |
| Supervisor: |
Anuradha Khanna, MD |
| Duration: |
2.0 weeks |
| Periods Offered: |
All except July, Aug, Sept. |
| Prerequisite: |
Available to third and fourth year students. |
| Special Note: |
Grading system is Pass/Fail only. REGISTRATION NOT OPEN TO VISITING STUDENTS. |
| Description: |
- Attend general and subspecialty clinics and examine patients under the supervision of residents and faculty
- Observe OR procedures and clinic minor procedures including laser procedures
- Attend grand rounds and other teaching seminars
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| Objectives: |
- Learn how to complete an eye history
- Learn how to perform a basic eye exam using the equipment in the eye clinic
- Learn how to use the direct ophthalmoscope to examine the fundus
- Become familiar with common eye diseases and their treatment
- Become familiar with eye manifestations of systemic disease.
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| Method of Evaluation: |
- Observation by attendings and residents in the clinic and operating room for enthusiasm, promptness, cooperation and effectiveness
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