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Provet On-line Certificate Course in 

Canine & Feline Ophthalmology

Syllabus

Module 1  - Basic Diagnostic Techniques

• Examination Procedure                                              

• Anaesthesia and Restraint

• Light sources

• Magnification

• Vital dyes

• Ophthalmoscopy

• The Normal Fundus

• Retinoscopy

• Schirmer tear test

• Lacrimal patency

• Tonometry

• Tonography

• Gonioscopy

• Biomicroscopy

• Radiographic techniques

• Electroretinography

• Ultrasonography

• Fluorescein angiography

 Module 2 – The Eyelids

• Acquired disorders

• Neoplasia

• Skin diseases affecting the Eyelid

Module 3 – The Conjunctiva

• Clinical signs of Conjunctival Disease

• Congenital Abnormalities

• Conjunctivitis

• Acquired Conjunctival Disorders

Module 4 – 3^rd Eyelid

• Examination

• Unpigmented 3^rd eyelid

• Eversion of the 3rd eyelid

• Protrusion of the gland of the 3rd eyelid

• Neoplasia

• Trauma

• Follicular conjunctivitis

• Miscellaneous disorders

Module 5 – Lacrimal System

• Disturbances of Lacrimal Function

• Neoplasia

Module 6 - Cornea

• Congenital diseases

• Acquired diseases

• Degenerative and Dystrophic Keratopathies

• Neoplasia

Module 7 - Sclera

• Congenital diseases

• Acquired diseases

• Neoplasia

Module 8  Uvea

• Congenital abnormalities

• Uveitis

• Injuries

• Neoplasia

• Miscellaneous disorders

Module 9 – The Lens

• Congenital anomalies

• Cataract  

• Lens luxation

Module 10 – Glaucoma

• Diagnostic methods

• Clinical signs

• Canine glaucoma

• Feline glaucoma

Module 11 – Vitreous

•  Abnormalities and disorders

Module 12- Retina and Choroid

• Ophthalmoscopic variations

• Congenital disorders

• Retinopathy

• Retinitis

• Retinal detachment/separation

• Systemic disorders

Module 13 – Optic Nerve

• Examination

• Congenital disorders

• Acquired disorders

• Systemic diseases

Module 14 – Orbit

• Diagnostic methods

• Orbital disease

• Ophthalmic manifestations of dental disease

Module 15 – Systemic diseases

• Infectious disorders

• Endocrine disorders

• Haematological disorders

• Neoplasia

• Miscellaneous disorders     

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