BOAF0333 Anatomy and physiology of the eye

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MUDr. Šárka Skorkovská, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Veselý, DiS., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Šárka Skorkovská, CSc.
Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Anna Petruželková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
Anatomy of the eye: Structure of the cell, histology of the eye tissue, parameters of the eye, tunica fibrosa, tunica vasculosa, tunica interna, inner spaces of the eye, visual path, brain visual centers, blood and nervous supply, additional and protecting organs of the eye. Embryology: Stages of the eye development, development of the eye tissues and additional organs, born organs anomalies, hereditary of the eye diseases
Syllabus
  • Eye anatomy introduction, basic histology terms, anatomy of the eye additional organs, eye walls, anatomy of the inner space of the eye, anatomy of the optic nerve and visual path, visual cortex centre, main overview of the brain, motor, sensitive and sensorial innervations of the eye. Physiology of the vision, visual perception, disorders of the optical system of the eye, physiological contrast, visual acuity, convergence, adaptation, visual field, color perception. Physiology of the retina, visual pathway, topography of the retinal part, physiology of the photoreceptors, horizontal cells, hyper-polarization a depolarization of the cell, function of the ganglion cells, circular receptive field. Development of the eye a eye additional organs, born development anomalies, basic genetics terms (Mendel´s laws, types of the heredity)
Literature
  • 1. K. Kvapilíková: Anatomie a embryologie oka. IDVPZ, 1999
  • KRAUS, Hanuš. Kompendium očního lékařství. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1997, 341 s. ISBN 8071690791. info
Teaching methods
theoretical preliminary
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
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