BONR0432p Refraction II - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Rudolf Autrata, CSc., MBA (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Beneš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Libuše Nováková Knollová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Sokolová Šidlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Rudolf Autrata, CSc., MBA
Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Lenka Herníková
Supplier department: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology – Institutions shared with the Faculty Hospital Brno (paediatric medicine) – Faculty of Medicine (50,00 %), Department of Optometry and Orthoptics – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine (50,00 %)
Prerequisites
BONR0341p Refraction I-lec. || BONR0331p Refraction I-lec. && BOAF0333p Eye's Anatomy and Phys.III-l
BONR0341p&&BOAF0333p
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of these lectures collection a student will be able to define particular refractive errors including related problems. The student logically argues and explains geometrical and spectacle optics problems and anatomical and physiological knowledge.
Learning outcomes
At the end of these lectures collection a student will be able to define particular refractive errors including related problems. The student logically argues and explains geometrical and spectacle optics problems and anatomical and physiological knowledge.
Syllabus
  • Anisometropia: sight in anisometropia and its therapy
  • Aphakia: etiology and patology of the aphakia, optic characteristics and therapy
  • Anizeikonia: etiology, kinds and symptoms, examination and therapy
  • Refraction changes.
  • Physiologic changes, pathologic chnages: dynamic – after injuries, toxic –by glaucoma, inflammations, cataract and diabetes
  • Accomodation
  • Characteristics. Mechanism. Physical and physiologic accomodation- Limits and range of accomodation. Phenomena associated with accomodation and tiredness of accomodation. Pathologic sort sof accomodation
  • Convergence.
  • Anatomic and physiologic conditions of convergence. Volitive and reflectoric convergence. Relationship between accomodation and convergence.
  • Presbyopia. Characteristics of presbyopia. Changes of accomodation connected with age. Therapy – correction.
Literature
  • W. J. Benjamin: Clinical refraction, vyd. Philadelphia, London 1998
  • Doc. MUDr. Anton, CSc.: Refrakční vady a jejich vyšetřovací metody, vyd. IDVPZ Brno, 1993
  • BERKE, Andreas and Peter MÜNSCHKE. Screening - prüfmethoden der Optometrie. [1. Aufl.]. Heidelberg: Optische Fachverőffentlichung GmbH, 1996, 620 s. ISBN 3-922269-20-6. info
Teaching methods
lecture, theoretical training, class discussion
Assessment methods
lecture, colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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