Contactology

Code	12525
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Optometria
Entry requirements	None
Mode of delivery	Face-to-Face
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	Considering the practical and clinical skills expressed in the European diploma of Optometry, at the end of the course unit, the student should be able to: - Plan and select the contact lens that best suits a potential user based on preliminary tests and routine. - Apply the procedures necessary for contact lenses fitting. - Analyze and describe a contact lens fitting based on their behaviour. - Provide and apply solutions to improve the adaptation of contact lenses. - Select the most appropriate maintenance system according to the type and utilization schema of contact lenses. - Plan and apply the several control and review procedures for contact lenses. - Discuss possible alternatives to the use of contact lenses. - Identify the physiological changes and ocular pathologies induced by contact lens wear.
Syllabus	Theoretical classes: 1-Anterior Segment of the Eye Anatomy of the Anterior Segment of the Eye Physiology of the Anterior Segment of the eye Corneal Topography 2-Introduction to Contact Lenses Materials for Contact Lenses Contact Lens Optics RGP Contact Lens Design Soft Contact Lenses Design 3-Fitting Contact Lenses Fitting RGP Contact Lenses Fitting Soft and Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses Fitting Toric Soft Contact Lenses 4-Maintenance and Care of Contact Lenses Contamination and deposits in contact lenses Properties of Contact Lens Maintenance Products Maintenance Systems for RGP and Soft Contact Lenses 5-The Cornea and the Use of Contact Lenses Corneal pathologies induced by contact lenses
Main Bibliography	- Philips, A. J.; Speedwell, L.; (2018) Contact Lenses, 6th ed., Elsevier. - Bennett, E.S., Henry, V. A. (2019). Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses (5th edition) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins - Efron, N. (2016) Contact lens practice, 3th ed.,Elsevier. - Efron, N. (2018) Contact lens complications, 4th ed., Elsevier. - Remington, L. A.; (2005) Clinical Anatomy of the Visual System, (2nd edition), Elsevier- Butterworth Heineman. - Base de dados b-On, PubMed & ScienceDirect - BCLA Contact Lens Evidence-based Academic Reports (CLEAR) (April 2021)
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.