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Continuing Education in

Ophthalmology programme

University of Barcelona Postgraduate School

Autonomous

Table of ContentsMaster’s in:

•OrbitalandOphthalmicPlasticSurgery

•CorneaandRefractiveSurgery

•StrabismusandPaediatricOphthalmology

•Glaucoma

•AnteriorSegment

•Vitreous/Retina

Postgraduates in:

•OphthalmicSurgeryNursing

•OcularPhotography

•ClinicalOptometry

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AsthedirectoroftheInstitutodeMicrocirugíaOcular(IMO)inBarcelona,IampleasedtopresentthisContinuingEducationinOphthalmologyProgramme.Theprogrammedescribesthedifferentmaster’sandpostgraduatedegreesorganisedbytheAutonomousUniversityofBarcelonaandtheIMOFoundation.

Asyoualreadyknown,significantprogresshasbeenmadeinthefieldofOphthalmologyoverrecentyears,withtheconstantappearanceofnewtechnologiesthatperfectthemethodsofdiagnosisandtreatments,whethertheyaremedicalorsurgical.Itisonlythroughconstantresearchandon-goingmedicaleducationthatitispossibleforustocontinueimprovingthequalityofcare.

TheInstitutodeMicrocirugíaOcularwasfoundedbyagroupofophthalmologyphysiciansintheirdifferentspecialitieswho,afterseveralyearsofworkingtogether,decidedtojoinforcestomakegreaterprogressandtoofferthehighestleveloftechnicalresourcesintheirwork.ThisContinuingEducationprogrammeseekstoteachthedifferentspecialitiestoophthalmologists,peoplewithdiplomasinnursing,opticsandoptometry,withsomepriorexperienceandaninterestinupdatingtheirknowledgeofthenewtechnologiesandtheirapplicationinOphthalmology.

Dr Borja Corcóstegui MedicalDirector

Presentation by the Director

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Master in Ophthalmic and Orbital Plastic Surgery

Continuing Education in Ophthalmology ProgrammeTheprogrammesaretobetaughtattheInstitutodeMicrocirugíaOcular(IMO)inBarcelona,CalleJosepMariaLladó,3,Barcelona08035(justofftheroundaboutatJunction7oftheB20-RondadeDaltringroad).

Organised byIMOFoundation.

Course objectiveThisprogrammeisaimedatophthalmologistswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinacquiringspecialisedknowledgeinOrbitalandOphthalmicPlasticSurgery.

Studentswillparticipateintheoreticalandpracticalelementsofday-to-daypractice.

LecturersDrRamónMedelDrJuanCarlosSánchezDrLuzMaríaVásquez

ECTS credits80

Assessment methodContinuousassessmentandatheoryandpracticeexamination.Attendanceandcompletionofresearchworkareobligatory.

Start date

End date

Course feesTheAutonomousUniversityofBarcelonacoursefeeis€8,860.ThecoursefeeshouldbepaidattheIMO’soffice.

11January2021

23December2021

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General principles:• Patientexaminationinconsultation

room.•Performingofsupplementarytests.• Assistinginsurgeries.• Emergencycare• Participationinresearchwork.• Presenceandparticipationinteaching

activities.

Conjunctiva and Ocular Surfacepathology:• Managementofconjunctivaldisorders

andchalazion:pterigion,simblefaron,chalazion,ocularrosacea,conjunctivaltumours,etc.

• Clinicalpresentationofeyelidlesions:benignandmalignanttumours.

Orbitofacial trauma:• Managementofocularadnexaltrauma:

generalprinciples,eyeliddamagerepairandcanthaltraumarepair

• Studyandmanagementofthermal,chemicalandradiationburns,includingacutemanagement,intermediatetreatmentandreconstructionoftheeyelidsandadnexaaswellasthestudyofpossiblecomplications.

• Orbitalandperiorbitalfractures:imagingstudiesandfacial,lateralorbitalandsupraorbitalfractures,etc.

• Orbitalfloorfractures:studyofclinicallyrelevantstructures,diagnosis,associateddamage,etc.

Eyelid malpositions:• Managementof:entropion,ectropion,

trichiasis,distichiasis,ptosis,lagophthalmosandretraction,tissueloss,etc.

• Browptosisstudyandsurgeryandblepharoplasty:assessment,correctionsurgery,blepharoplastytechniques,etc.

• Studyandmanagementofentropionandtrichiasis:classification,principlesofsurgicalcorrection,treatment,etc.

• Classificationandcorrectionofectropion:mechanical,cicatricial,atonic,inanophthalmiccavity,etc.

• Classificationofeyelidptosis:classificationandpreoperativeassessment,principlesofsurgicalcorrection,etc.

• ManagementofeyelidretractionsurgeryinpatientswithGraves’diseaseandothercausesofeyelidretraction

•Studyandcurrenttechniquesforthe

treatmentofblepharospasmandrelatedconditions

•Treatmentandsurgicaltechniques,etc.• DiagnosisandmanagementofBell’s

palsy:differentialdiagnosis,clinicalexamination,etc.

Eyelid reconstruction:• Surgicalreconstructionoflowerand

uppereyelidswithpartialortotaldefects• Reconstructionofcanthaldefects:

medial,lateralanddelayedreconstruction

•Alternativetreatmentsforperiocularneoplasms,chemotherapy,cryotherapy,etc.

Orbital surgery:• Assessmentandspectrumoforbital

disorders• Examinationandsurgicalstudyofthe

orbit• Techniquesforopticnervesheath

decompression•Craniofacialandperiorbitalsurgery• Enucleationandeviscerationsurgeryand

studyoforbitalimplants• Treatmentofcomplications•Exenterationsurgery:indications,

surgicaltechniques,etc.• Managementofanophthalmiccavity

deformities,includingenophthalmosandcontraction

•Careandmanagementofocularprostheses

Lacrimal system:• Assessmentofthelacrimalsystemand

clinicaldiagnosis• Assessmentofthelacrimaldrainage

system,lacrimalirrigation,differentdiagnostictestsanddiagnosticimagingtechniques

•Lacrimalissuesinchildren:diagnosis,treatment,etc.

• Surgeryofthelacrimalsystem:techniquesandresultsDacryocystorhinostomytechniques,treatmentofcanalicularabnormalities,surgeryofcongenitalobstructionofthelacrimonasalduct

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Master in Cornea and Refractive Surgery



Course objective.Thiscourseisaimedatophthalmologistswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinacquiringspecialisedknowledgeincorneaandrefractivesurgery.


LecturersDrMiriamBarbanyDrDanielEliesDrÓscarGrisDrJoséL.GüellDrFelicidadManero

ECTS credits80


Start date

End date


11January2021

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activities.

Cornea:• Basicsciences• Physiology,morphologyandpathological

response,immunology,microbiology,cellcultures,complementaryexaminations(impressioncytology,specularmicroscopy,anteriorOCT,ORA,pachymetry,topography,etc.)

• OQASvisionquality• Schirmer’steartest

Cornea, clinical aspects Ocular Surface Surgery:• Clinicalaspects:infectiousdiseases,

immunologicdiseases,cornealmanifestationsofsystemicandnutritionaldisorders,dystrophyanddegeneration,congenitalandmetabolicdisorders,oncology

•Cornealtrauma:diagnosis,studyandtreatment.

• Surgicaltechniques,indications,complicationsandresults.

• Conjunctivalsurgery• SclerocorneallimbussurgeryCorneal

surgery:lamellarandpenetratingkeratoplasty,endothelialkeratoplasty,cornealcrosslinking,amnioticmembranetransplantation

•Relatedeyelidsurgery• Assistedcornealsurgeryusing

FemtosecondLaser

Dry eye:• Assessmentmethodsandtreatment:

clinicalaspects• Diagnosticmethods(Schirmer’sTest,

RoseBengal/LissamineGreenandOsmolarityTest)

• Topicalandoralmedicaltreatment•Surgicalprocedures

Refractive surgery:• Assessmentmethods:basicprinciples;refraction

(objective,automatedsubjective)• Cornealtopographymethods(projectionand

elevation),pachymetry,confocalmicroscopy,opticalqualityassessmentmethods(OQCAS,wavefront,OCT,othermethods).

• Visualacuity,age,pachymetry,topography,aberrometry,pupillometry,refraction.

Corneal refractive surgery:• Basicprinciplesandsurgicaltechniques:corneal

refractivesurgery;cornealbiomechanics,morphologicresponse,lasertechnologyappliedtothecornea

•Incisionalsurgery(astigmatism),lamellarsurgery(LASIK),PRK,intracornealringsandlenses

• Indicationsandresults

Intraocular refractive surgery:• Basicprinciples:refraction(objective,automated

subjective)• Cornealtopographymethods(projectionand

elevation),pachymetry,confocalmicroscopy,opticalqualityassessmentmethods(OQCAS,wavefront,OCT,othermethods)

• Surgicaltechniques:›CrystallineLensSurgery.›Indicationsandresults

• Crystallinelenssurgery,anteriorandposteriorchamberphakiclenses

• Indicationsandresults

Ocular surface tumours:• Diagnosticmethods,monitoring,aswellas

medicalandsurgicaltreatment•Indicationsandresults• Histochemicalassessmentandothernon-invasive

assessmenttests

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Master in Strabismus and Paediatric OphthalmologyContinuing Education in Ophthalmology ProgrammeTheprogrammesaretobetaughtattheInstitutodeMicrocirugíaOcular(IMO)inBarcelona,CalleJosepMariaLladó3,Barcelona08035(justofftheroundaboutatJunction7oftheRondadeDaltringroad).


Course objective.ThiscourseisaimedatophthalmologistswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinacquiringspecialisedknowledgeinStrabismusandPaediatricOphthalmology.


LecturersDrJosepVisaDrAnaWertDrCharlotteWolley-Dod

ECTS credits80


Start date

End date


11January2021

23December2021

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General principles:• Patientexaminationinconsultationroom.•Performingofsupplementarytests.• Assistinginsurgeries.• Emergencycare• Participationinresearchwork.• Presenceandparticipationinteaching

activities.

Strabismus:• Strabismusbasics:Anatomyofextraocular

andorbitalmuscles.• Organisationoftheoculomotorsystem•Theconceptofdiplopia• Visualdirection•Visualconfusion•Sensoryadaptation•Motorvalue•Fusionandextentoffusion•Medicalhistory• Objectiveandsubjectiveexamination

Childhood strabismus:• Examination•Diagnosisandmanagementofchildren

withstrabismus.• Esotropia•Exotropia•Alphabeticsyndromes•Hyperactionoftheobliquemuscles• Cranialnervepalsy

Strabismus in adults:• Surgeryforchildhood-onsetstrabismusin

adulthood.• Sensorystrabismus:managementand

surgery• Strabismussecondarytoeyesurgery:

strabismussecondarytoretinalsurgerywithparticularattentiontoretinaldetachmentsurgery

• Strabismussecondarytocataractsurgery• Strabismussecondarytorefractivesurgery• Assessingtheriskofdiplopiaand/or

oculomotordeviationinrefractivesurgerypatients.

• Strabismussecondarytoorbitalsurgery• Strabismussecondarytoglaucomasurgery• Strabismussecondarytoocularsurface

surgery.

Neuro-ophthalmology in childhood:• Approachtoopticdiscoedemainchildren,

cranialnervepalsy

Diplopia:• Pathophysiologicalbasisofdiplopia• Examinationofdiplopiapatients• Medicalhistory• Etiologicdiagnosisandclinicalapproach•Prismtherapy•Surgicalmanagement

Paediatric ophthalmology:• Earlydetectionofdisordersand

comprehensivemanagementofpaediatricpatientswitheyedisorders

• Amblyopia:concept,pathophysiologicalbasesandclassification

•Refractiontechniqueandprescriptionofglassesandocclusiontherapy,evolutionandmonitoring

•Abnormalitiesofembryonicdevelopment:congenitalcataracts,classification,associatedabnormalities,clinicalandsurgicalmanagement,whenandhowtooperate,surgicalapproachesandtechniques

•Visualrehabilitationandmonitoring•Microphthalmia•Coloboma•Anteriorsegmentdysgenesis•Retinaldisordersin

childhood:• Clinicalmanagementandtherapeutic

approachtovariousdiseases:retinaldetachmentinchildhood,retinopathyofprematurity,dysplasiaandretinaldystrophies,persistenthyperplasticprimaryvitreous

Eyelid and lacrimal duct disorders:• Differentialdiagnosisofepiphorain

children•Managementoflacrimalductobstruction•Classificationandmanagementof

congenitalptosis

Ocular disorders associated with systemic•disease:• Theimpactofdifferentsystemicdiseases•ontheeye.

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Master in Glaucoma



Course objective.ThiscourseisaimedatophthalmologistswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinacquiringspecialisedknowledgeinGlaucoma.


LecturersDrElenaArrondoDrSilviaFreixesDrLaiaPascual

ECTS credits80


Start date

End date


11January2021

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activities

Anatomy and Pathophysiologyof Glaucoma:• Anatomyoftheirido/cornealangleand

aqueoushumourdrainageroutes• Anatomyoftheciliarybody•Anatomyoftheopticnerve•Physiologyoftheaqueoushumour•Pathogenicmechanismsofcongenital

glaucoma•Pathogenicmechanismsofprimaryopen-

angleglaucoma•Pathogenicmechanismsofprimary

closed-angleglaucoma•Pathogenicmechanismsofsecondary

glaucoma

Primary glaucoma:• Epidemiologyandriskfactors• Clinicalsymptomsofcongenital

glaucoma•Clinicalsymptomsofprimaryopen-angle

glaucoma•Clinicalsymptomsofprimaryclosed-

angleglaucoma•Clinicalsymptomsofnormotensive

glaucoma

Secondary glaucoma.• Etiopathologyandclassification•Clinicalsymptomsofsecondaryopen-

angleglaucoma(acuteandchronic)• Clinicalsymptomsofsecondaryclosed-

angleglaucoma(acuteandchronic)

Diagnostic techniques:• Anteriorsegmentbiomicroscopy•Posteriorsegmentbiomicroscopy•Opticdiscbiomicroscopy•Direct,indirectanddynamicgonioscopy•Directandindirectopticdisc

ophthalmoscopy•Campimetry:white/whiteperimetry,

blue/yellowperimetry,fullthresholdperimetryandperimetrywithrapidtechniques

•Analysisofthenervefibresoftheretinaandopticdisc:HRT,GDx,OCT

•Pachymetryandultrasoundbiomicroscopy

•OcularResponseAnalyser(ORA).

Medical treatment:• Hypotensiveeyedrugs:aqueoushumour

productioninhibitorsandoutflowenhancers

• Mechanismsofactionandadverseeffectsofdifferentdrugs

•Monotherapiesandfixedcombinations

Laser treatment:• Lasertypes:argon,diode,Nd:YAG•Treatments:Peripheraliridotomywith

Nd:YAGlaser,peripheraliridoplastyandtrabeculoplastywithargonordiodelaser

• SuturelysiswithargonlaserandgoniopuncturewithNd:YAG

•Cyclophotocoagulationandendocylophotocoagulationwithdiodelaser

Surgical treatment:• Penetratingfilteringsurgery:

Trabeculectomy•Non-penetratingfilteringsurgery:deep

sclerectomy•Tubeshunts:AhmedvalveandMolteno

drainagedevice• Antimetabolites:5FUandmitomycinC

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Master in Anterior Segment



Course objective.ThiscourseisaimedatophthalmologistswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinacquiringspecialisedknowledgeinAnteriorSegment.


LecturersDrElenaArrondoDrMiriamBarbanyDrDanielEliesDrSilviaFreixesDrÓscarGrisDrJoséL.Güell

ECTS credits80


Start date

End date


DrIsabelNietoDrLaiaPascual

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activities.

Cornea:• Diagnosticmethods•Basictestsfortheexaminationofcorneal

disorders• Clinicalcases:presentationand

assessment,treatmentschemes•Refractivesurgery,LASIK,phakiclenses,

intracornealprocedures• Indicationsandcontraindications•Earlyandlatepostoperative

complicationsofrefractivesurgery• Lamellarand/orpenetratingkeratoplasty• Keratoprosthesis• Limbalsurgery• Typesoftransplants• Outpatients• Collectionofdocumentationforresearch

andpublications

Crystalline lens:• Opacitiesandmalformations•Artificialimplants• Basictestsforthediagnosisand

treatmentofcataracts:biometry,contrastsensitivity

• Macularfunctiontests• Topography•Biometricsinspecialsituations•Clinicalcases:presentationand

assessment•Intraocularlenses:surgicaltechniques•Phacoemulsificationtechnique•Cataractsurgeryinspecialcases:

diabeticretinopathy,indicationsandcontraindications

•AssistedsurgeryusingFemtosecondLaser

Glaucoma:• Generalconcepts:glaucomatousoptic

neuropathy.• Anatomyandphysiologyofthechamber

angle,ciliarybody,dynamicsandaqueoushumourdrainageroutes

• Intraocularpressure,quantificationmethod

•Intraocularpressureandglaucoma•Glaucomadiagnosis:earlydetection•Basicglaucomadetectiontests:visual

fields• Techniqueandinterpretation•Otherdiagnosticandmonitoring

methods•Pharmacology:agents,

pharmacodynamics,sideeffects.• Combinations•Generaltreatmentprinciples• Surgicaltreatment•Penetratingtechniques•Non-penetratingtechniques•Clinicalcases:presentationand

assessment•Othernon-surgicalglaucomatreatments• Outpatients• Collectionofdocumentationforresearch

andpublications

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Master in Retina and Vitreous

Continuing Education in Ophthalmology ProgrammeTheprogrammesaretobetaughtattheInstitutodeMicrocirugíaOcular(IMO)inBarcelona,CalleJosepMariaLladó3,Barcelona08035(justofftheroundaboutatJunction7oftheRondadeDaltringroad).


Course objective.ThiscourseisaimedatophthalmologistswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinacquiringspecialisedknowledgeinVitreous/Retina.


LecturersDrAnikenBuresDrBorjaCorcósteguiDrJoséGarcía-ArumíDrCarlosMateoDrRafaelNavarroDrCeciliaSalinas

ECTS credits80


Start date

End date

Course feesTheAutonomousUniversityofBarcelonacoursefeeis€8,860.TheAutonomousUniversityofBarcelonacoursefeeshouldbepaidattheOfficeoftheInstitutodeMicrocirugiaOcular

11January2021

23December2021

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activities.

Retinal detachment in its various forms• Rhegmatogenousandsecondary• Clinicalstudy,differentialdiagnosisand

treatment•Patientassessmentintheconsulting

roomandsurgicaltreatment•Complementarytestsforbetter

understandingofretinaldetachment:biomicroscopy,ultrasoundexaminationinone-andtwo-dimensionalBmode,panoramicphotographyofthefundusandstudywithopticalcoherencetomography

Retinal vascular disorders• Diabeticretinopathyiscoveredin

detailwithrespecttodiagnosiswithangiographyandtomographyanditsintraretinalandproliferativeforms.

• Surgicalindicationsandtreatmentwithphotocoagulationorvitrectomy

•On-goingtrialsforthetreatmentofthedisorder

• Studyandcollectionofdocumentationandparticipationinclinicaltrials

• Otherretinalvasculardiseaseswillbestudied,suchasobstructionofthecentralandbranchveinandnewtreatments

Macular disorders• Degenerationofthemacula,assessment

ofitsvariousformsbymeansoffluoresceinangiography,indocyaninegreenangiographyandothermethods

•Treatmentwiththermalphotocoagulation,transpupillarythermotherapy,photodynamictherapyandmaculartranslocation

•Treatmentswithintravitrealanti-VEGFs•Macularhole• Accuratere-assessmentofitsdiagnosis

withOCTandothermethods•Macularholesurgery

• Themacularepiretinalmembraneanddissectionoftheinternallimitingmembrane,indicationsandtechnique

Intraocular tumours• Particularattentionispaidtomelanoma

anditsdiagnosticandtherapeuticaspects

• Practicalexaminationofdifferenttreatmentswithnewphotocoagulationtechniques,radiationtherapywithplaquesandtumourresection

•Participationinmulti-centreandpilotstudiesondifferenttypesoftumour

Intraocular inflammation• Posterioruveitis,classificationand

medicalandsurgicaltreatment•Thestudyofpatientswithchronic

inflammationandnewon-goingtrialswithintraoculardevicestocontrolinflammation

•Surgicalindicationsforinflammatoryprocesses

Retinal dystrophies• Diagnosisanddifferentialdiagnosis• Thecurrentroleofocular

electrophysiologyinthediagnosisoffundusdisorders

• Currentgeneticstudies

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Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Surgery Nursing



Course objective.ThiscourseisaimedatDiplomagraduates/QualifiedNurseswithsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinupdatingtheirknowledgeofnewtechnologyanditsapplicationinophthalmicsurgery.

LecturersMrsNuriaDuránMrsMónicaGuardiaMrsVerónicaGuiuMrsNoemíMartínezMrsMartaOllerMrsMarPalomares

ECTS credits36

Assessment methodContinuousassessmentandatheoryandpracticeexamination.Attendanceandthepostgraduatethesisareobligatory.

Start date

End date


11January2021

23December2021

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General principles:• Ocularanatomyandphysiology:anterior

pole,posteriorpole,ocularadnexaandoptictracts

• Mostprevalenteyedisease:anteriorpole,posteriorpoleandocularadnexa

•Themostcommonlyuseddrugsinophthalmology

› Preparationandspecificconcentrations.

› Routesofadministration

•Laserinophthalmicsurgery.

› Safetymeasures.

Basics concepts of nursing in the ophthalmic operating room:• Layoutandorganisationoftheoperating

room•Basicandspecificinstruments• SuturesandimplantsTypesandmaterials• Operationofsurgicalequipment•Ophthalmicanaesthesia:Typesof

anaesthesiaandnursecollaboration•Physicalandpsychologicalpreparationof

patientsatthepreoperativestage•Preparingthesurgicalsiteandinfection

control• Operatingtheatretidinessand

instrumentcleanlinessandcare

› Sterilisationmethodsandcutting-edgesoaps

Instrumentation and the nurse’s role in ophthalmic surgery:• AnteriorSegmentsurgery:cataracts,

phakiclensimplant,deepsclerectomy,valvesurgeryandtrabeculectomy,keratoplasty,amnioticmembraneimplantation

•PosteriorSegment:retinaldetachment,venousthrombosissurgery,macularhole,macularindentation,vitreoushaemorrhage,intraoculartumours,traumaandforeignbodies

• Eyelids,orbitandlacrimalducts:blepharoplasty,ptosis,evisceration,enucleation,entropion,ectropion,orbitaldecompression,tissuegrafting,endoscopiclacrimalsurgery

• Refractive.• Strabismussurgery

Immediate postoperative patient care:• Wakingupandmovingpatients,the

mostcommonshort-andmedium-termcomplications,prevention,postoperativepainconsiderations,guidelinesfortheadministrationofmedicaltreatment,informationandpostoperativeeducation

•ManagementofHumanResourcesandMaterials:anticipatingmaterialneeds,surgicalteamdynamics

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Postgraduate Diploma in Ocular Photography



Course objective.ThiscourseisaimedatDiplomaGraduates/GraduatesinOpticsandOptometry,DiplomaGraduates/GraduatesinNursingandGraduatesinMedicine,withsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinupdatingtheirknowledgeofnewtechnologyanditsapplicationinophthalmology.

LecturersMrsPaulinaHernándezMrAlfonsT.MargalefMrManuelMontillaMrÁlvaroTerrobaMrsAnnaVaquero

ECTS credits36


Start date

End date


11January2021

23December2021

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General principles:Ocularanatomyandphysiology:anteriorpole,ocularadnexa,posteriorpoleandoptictracts• Eyediseases:themostprevalent

disordersoftheanteriorpole,ocularadnexa,posteriorpole

• Ophthalmicsurgery:

› Indications.

› Priortests.

• Surgeryof:eyelids,lacrimalsystem,orbit,cornea,crystallinelensandretina

•Typesofophthalmiclasers• Safetymeasures• Themostcommonlyuseddrugsin

ophthalmology:

› Types.Indications

› Routesofadministration

Medical history and basic examinations:• Anamnesis• Visualacuity• Tonometry• Refraction•Slitlamp

External eye photography:• Materials,typesofcameras,basic

photographyconceptsandprotocolsaccordingtodisorder

Anterior Segment Slit Lamp Photography:• Photographicfeaturesoftheslitlamp•Accessories,lightingtechniquesand

indications,protocolsaccordingtodisorder,anglephotography

Fundus photography:• Fundusphotography,characteristics,

colourfundusphotography,fundusautofluorescencephotography,fluoresceinangiographyandwithindocyaninegreen,stereoscopicandpanoramicfundusphotography,adverseeffectsofcontrast,indicationsandprotocolsaccordingtodisorder

Digital Capture System, Filing and Image Processing:• Features• Software:ImageNet,AdobePhotoshop

Optical coherence tomography:• AnteriorsegmentOCT,high-resolutionposterior

segment OCT.• HRT.• Ultrasoundtechniques:

› UltrasoundBiomicroscope.

› PosteriorsegmentBultrasound

Care of patients undergoing angiographic techniques:• Information•Patientpreparation•Possiblecomplications•Prevention•Post-angiographiccare• Recommendations

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Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Optometry



Courseobjective.ThiscourseisaimedatDiplomaGraduates/GraduatesinOpticsandOptometry,DiplomaGraduates/GraduatesinNursingandGraduatesinMedicine,withsomepreviousexperienceandaninterestinupdatingtheirknowledgeofnewtechnologyanditsapplicationinophthalmology.

Lecturers

MrsNeusCalvetMrsCarolCaminoMrsMireiaCamposMrsMartaFarréMrsSilviaFunesMrsClaudiaGarrido

MrsLauraGonzálezMrsLourdesJiménezMrsElisabetLobato

MrsAnaNollaMrsElenaNúñezMrsCarmenL.RuanoMrsLauraSalomóMrsMaiteSisquellaMrsSandraSuescunMrsLauraZahiño

ECTS credits36

Assessment methodStudentswillbeassessedcontinuouslyorthroughthepresentationofaresearchthesis.Attendanceandcompletionofresearchworkareobligatory.

Start date

End date


MrsNuriaMartínezMrsElisendaMataMrsCristinaMuñoz

11January2021

23December2021

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General principles:• Ocularanatomyandphysiology:anterior

pole,ocularadnexa,posteriorpoleandoptictracts

• Eyediseases:themostprevalentdisordersoftheanteriorpole,ocularadnexaandposteriorpole

• Ophthalmicsurgery:indicationsandpreliminarytests

• Typesofophthalmiclasers• Mostcommonlyuseddrugsin

Ophthalmology:types,indicationsandadministrationroutes

• Clinicaltrials:protocolformeasuringbestcorrectedvisualacuity(BCVA).

• Researchtechniques:introductiontostatistics.

Everyday practice:• Anamnesis• Measuringvisualacuity• Refraction:retinoscopyandsubjective• Tonometry• Cornealbiomicroscopy•Assessmentoftheanteriorchamber• Pupillaryreflexes• Assessmentofbinocularvision:Cover-

test,ocularmotility,fusion,stereopsis.

Complementary tests:• Computerisedcampimetry• Hess-Lancastertest• Electrophysiologicaltests(PEV,SdERG,

mfERG,EOG)•Keratometry• Topography•Pachymetry• OcularResponseAnalyzer(ORA).• Aberrometry:OQAS,WASCA,KR1W•Assessmentofmacularsensitivity

throughmicroperimetry• Confocalmicroscopyforthestudyof

cornealendothelialcells• Biometry:optical(IOLMaster)and

contactultrasound(Alcon)• Contrastsensitivitytest• Lacrimalassessment:qualitative(BUT),

quantitative(Schirmer),lacrimalductexamination,osmolaritytest

• Assessmentofcolourvision(Farnsworth,Ishihara)Opticalcoherencetomography(OCT)

• Retinography•Slitlampphotography•HeidelbergRetinalTomography(HRT).

Specialisations:• Contactology:fittingcontactlensesto

irregularcorneas(keratoconus,ectasia,keratoplasty,etc.)

• Lowvision•Paediatricoptometry• Visiontherapy•Ophthalmicpatientcare:• Information•Healtheducation•Physicalandpsychologicalaspectsofcare

Management of Human Resources and Materials:• Consultationplanningandscheduling•Anticipatingmaterialneeds•Consultationteamdynamics

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General information and Registration

InordertoaccessanyoftheMaster’s programmes,theapplicationformattachedmustbesentalongwiththedocumentsindicatedbelow,fortheattentionofMs.MarMoragas,SecretaryoftheTeaching

• PhotocopyofvalidIDdocumentorForeigners’Identificationcard•DetailedandupdatedCV•OfficiallylegalisedandcertifiedDegreeinMedicineandSurgery• OfficiallylegalisedandcertifiedSpecialistinOphthalmologytitle• Englishcertificate•3passport-sizedphotographs

Applicantswhowishtodopaidshiftworkatthecentreduringthemaster’sdegreecoursemustsubmitthefollowingdocumentsinadditiontothosementionedabove:

•SpecialistinOphthalmologytitleapprovedbytheSpanishMinistryofEducationandVocationalTraining

•CertifiedcopyoffullmembershiptotheBarcelonaPhysiciansAssociation•Verificationatsourceofbothtitles(MedicineandSurgeryandOphthalmology)•Validworkpermitforthedurationofthecourse•Spanishcertificate

InordertoaccessthePostgraduateprogrammes,theapplicationformattachedmustbesentalongwiththedocumentsindicatedbelow,fortheattentionofMsMarMoragas,SecretaryoftheTeaching

• PhotocopyofIDdocumentorForeigners’Identificationcard•DetailedandupdatedCV•CertifiedphotocopyoftheofficialDiplomainNursingand/orinOpticsandOptometry• 3passport-sizedphotographs

Inordertoattendtheentiretrainingprogramme,applicantsmustholdafullmembershipatthecorrespondingprofessionalassociationandaworkpermitforthedurationofthecourse.

Oncethesedocumentshavebeenreceived,theTeachingCommissionwillassessthecandidaciesandwillinformofacceptanceorrejectioninwriting.

OncethecandidatestotheMaster’sdegreeshavebeenaccepted,theymustpaythecourseregistration

0201514067),fortheamountindicatedineachcourse.InthecaseofPostgraduates,theperiodforpayment

Committee,before30September2020.

Commission,from1to30September2020.

feefrom1to15December2020attheInstitutodeMicrocirugíaOcularbybanker’schequemadeouttoLaFundaciódeRecercadel’InstitutdeMicrocirurgiaOcularorbybanktransfer(BBVAES770182437080

ofthecourseregistrationfeeisfrom1to15December2020.

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Admission Application

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Paulina HernándezOcular Photography Department

Marisa JaénSurgical Area Coordinator

Lourdes JiménezOptometry and Refraction Department

Elisabet LobatoOptometry and Refraction Department

Felicidad ManeroCornea and Refractive Surgery Department

Alfons T. MargalefOcular Photography Department

Noemi MartínezSurgical Nursing Department

Núria MartínezOptometry and Refraction Department

Elisenda MataOptometry and Refraction Department

Carlos MateoVitreous/Retina Department

Ramón MedelOculoplastics Department Aesthetics and oculofacial rejuvenation Department

Manuel MontillaOcular Photography Department

Laia PascualGlaucoma Department

Raquel RamosOptometry and Refraction Department

Cecilia SalinasVitreous/Retina Department

Laura SalomóOptometry and Refraction Department

Juan Carlos SánchezOculoplastics Department Aesthetics and oculofacial rejuvenation Department

Maite SisquellaOptometry and Refraction Department

Sandra SuescunOptometry and Refraction Department

Álvaro TerrobaOcular Photography Department

Luz María VásquezOculoplastics Department Aesthetics and oculofacial rejuvenation Department

Josep VisaPaediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology Department

Ana WertPaediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology Department

Charlotte Wolley-DodPaediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Neuro-ophthalmology Department

Laura ZahiñoOptometry and Refraction Department

Elena ArrondoGlaucoma Department

Miriam BarbanyCornea and Refractive Surgery Department

Aniken BuresVitreous-retina symposium

Neus CalvetOptometry and Refraction Department

Carol CaminoOptometry and Refraction Department

Mireia CamposOptometry and Refraction Department

Borja CorcósteguiDirector of the Professorship Ocular Microsurgery Institute at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Nuria DuránSurgical Nursing Department

Daniel ElíesCornea and Refractive Surgery Department

Marta FarréOptometry and Refraction Department

Silvia FreixesGlaucoma Department

Silvia FunesOptometry and Refraction Department

José García-ArumíOphthalmology professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and IMO Vitreous/Retina Department

Claudia GarridoOptometry and Refraction Department

Laura GonzálezOptometry and Refraction Department

Óscar GrisCornea and Refractive Surgery Department

Mónica GuardiaCornea and Refractive Surgery Department

José L. GüellCornea and Refractive Surgery Department

Verónica GuiuSurgical Nursing Department

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