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12405
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Biomedical Sciences
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Entry requirements |
None
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Mode of delivery |
Face to face
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Work placements |
Not applicable
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Learning outcomes |
Acquire knowledge related to visual development characteristics and most common visual anomalies in childhood. Acquire knowledge and skills in these problems recognition, optometric procedures necessary for their detection and know the specific treatment.
Acquire basic notions of development psychology.
Know the most common ocular diseases in children.
Know properties and applications of biomaterials in pediatric ophthalmology.
Know how to perform an optometric exam or visual screening in children.
Know the considerations relating to optical compensation, contact lenses and low vision in the pediatric patient.
Know how to refer children, according to the Portuguese Pediatric Society recommended protocols.
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Syllabus |
- Human development
- Developmental Psychology
- Anomalies in Child Development
- Pediatric Optometry
- Ocular Pathologies in Children
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Main Bibliography |
Kliegman RM, Geme JS (2019) Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 21st Edition, Elsevier.
Papalia DE, Martorell G (2021). Human Development (14th Edition), McGrawHill.
Nelson, LB (2019). Pediatric Ophthalmology (2nd ed.) Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia
Scheiman MM, Wick B (2020). Clinical management of binocular vision: heterophoric, accommodative and eye movement disorders (5th ed.). Wolters Kluwer: Philadelphia
Phillips AJ, Speedwell L (2019), Contact Lenses, 6th Edition, Elsevier
Benjamin, W.J. (2006) Borish’s Clinical Refraction, 2nd edition, Elsevier – Butterworth Heinemann.
Recent scientific articles in the field of amblyopia
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Weight of each module:
Ophthalmology - 12.5%
Psychology - 5%
Pediatrics - 17.5%
Pediatric Optometry - 30%
Amblyopia and binocular vision in children - 35%
Evaluation moments:
Ophthalmology: frequency - written test
Psychology: frequency - written test
Pediatric Optometry: frequency - written test
Pediatrics: Frequency - written test
Amblyopia and BV in children: Continuous assessment + group work
Continuous assessment: (Individual exercises between classes): 30%
1 Group work: Oral presentation (30%) + Written work (40%)
Exam Period
Modules: ophthalmology; pediatrics; psychology; Pediatric optometry: Exame -written test
The classification of the amblyopia and BV module in the child obtained in the CEA is carried over to the examination.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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