GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Aims and Objectives of this Course (課程宗旨及目標):
The course will give a fundamental and general overview of small animal clinical ophthalmology. The lecture course will predominantly cover ocular conditions of the dog and cat. Students are encouraged to read books and literatures in this area, starting from ocular clinical anatomy and physiology, diagnosis techniques, to diseases occurred in all parts of the eye.

Score Assessment Method (成績評量方式)
The grades of the course given will be mainly based on a written report. There will be no term examination, but submission of a written report and regular attendance are expected and required.

Lecture Outline (講授大綱):
The course includes the following sections:
1. General introduction
2. The normal appearance of eye in small animal
3. Clinical examination techniques
4. Common ophthalmic terminology
5. Conditions of the globe and orbit
6. Conditions of the eyelids and third eyelid
7. Conditions of the pre-corneal tear film and nasolacrimal system
8. Conditions of the conjunctiva
9. Conditions of the cornea and sclera
10. Glaucoma
11. Conditions of the anterior uvea
12. Conditions of the lens
13. Conditions of the posterior segment (fundus)
14. Ocular lesions caused by systemic diseases
15. 臨床病例判讀、診治 (Differential diagnosis of ophthalmic signs)

本課程教學將使用之教材
教科書及參考資料
投影片
幻燈片
錄影帶

本課程相關書籍:

TEXTBOOK
Essentials of Veterinary Ophthalmology (2000), by Kirt N. Gelatt, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Co. Ltd.

REFERENCE BOOKS IN SMALL ANIMAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
1. Veterinary Ophthalmology 3rd ed (1999), by Kirt N. Gelatt, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Co. Ltd.
2. Ocular Disorders Presumed to be Inherited in Purebreed Dogs (1999), by American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (Genetics Committee).
3. Small Animal Ophthalmology - A problem-oriented approach (1997), by Robert Peiffer & Simon Petersen-Jones, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd.
4. Ophthalmology for the Veterinary Practitioner (1998), by Frans Stades, et al, Schlutersche GmbH & Co.
5. Feline Ophthalmology – An atlas and text (1998), by Keith Barnett & Sheila Crispin. W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd.
6. Atlas of breed-related canine ocular disorders (1998), by Kerry Ketring & Mary Glaze, Veterinary Learning Systems Ltd.
7. Surgical Management of Ocular Disease (1997), in The Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, by Mark Nasisse, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd
8. Manual of Small Animal Ophthalmology (1993), by Simon Petersen-Jones & Sheila Crispin, British Small Animal Veterinary Association Publication.
9. Handbook of Small Animal Ophthalmic Surgery (volume 1): extraocular procedures (1994), by Kirk N. Gelatt, Elsevier Science Ltd.
10. Handbook of Small Animal Ophthalmic Surgery (volume 2): corneal and intraocular procedures (1995), by Kirk N. Gelatt, Elsevier Science Ltd.
11. Ophthalmology in Small Animal Practice – Compendium Collection (1996), by Veterinary Learning Systems Ltd.
12. Atlas of Feline Ophthalmology (1994), by Kerry Ketring & Mary Glaze, Veterinary Learning Systems Ltd.
13. Small Animal Ophthalmology – Self Assessment Picture Tests (1994), by Ronald C. Riis, Mosby-Wolfe Co.
14. Veterinary Ophthalmology (1990), by Keith Barnett, Mosby-Wolfe Co.
15. Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalomogy, 2nd ed (1987), by Douglas Slatter, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd.
16. Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, 2nd ed (1993), by Douglas Slatter, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd.

JOURNALS
Veterinary Ophthalmology, Blackwell Science
and several veterinary journals are useful, e.g. JAAHA, JSAP, JAVMA etc.

學期書面報告規定
題目: 小動物臨床眼科疾病
題目會於學期初告知修課同學，每人將有一個指定題目。
參考文獻或書籍不可少於3篇 (不可只抄教科書)，鼓勵多看多寫，但須有系統且不冗長描述
書寫格式:
A. A4大小，以中文打字列印，專有名詞後、或譯文不確定時，須再加註原文
B. 首頁：標題姓名學號日期
C. 每頁下方中央編頁碼
D. 內容格式分項須有系統，勿過度冗長之敘述
E. 報告最後請列明references

課程連絡人:
林中天: 台大動物醫院外科201室, Tel: 27359931