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
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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, Schl