OPTH 300. TCP Ophthalmology.

This one-week course will teach the basics of ophthalmology through lectures and clinical encounters, with focus on the following topics: acute and chronic visual loss, trauma to the eye, the red eye and eye manifestations of systemic diseases (e.g. hypertension, diabetes). Students will learn basic eye exam skills, including how to assess visual acuity and use an ophthalmoscope and slit lamp.