Course Listing for Ophthalmology


140.01A Advanced Ophthalmology Clkshp (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Duncan Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 and Surgery 110 or consent of instructor.
Students will serve as subinterns on the ophthalmology wards. They will work up and present patients, and attend surgery and postoperative clinics. This is an intensive clerkship where students will be on twenty-four hour call the entire time. (OPHTHALMOL)


140.02 Off-Campus Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Duncan Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Clinical clerkship in approved hospitals by special arrangement and approval by the dean and the chairperson of the department. (OPHTHALMOL)


140.03A Advanced Clinical Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):B. Jeng, J. Duncan Prerequisite(s): Medicine 110 or consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture: 4 hours
Students serve as subinterns on the Ophthalmology Service. They work up and present cases in the outpatient clinic and on the wards; and have the opportunity to participate in the operating room. On-call and weekend responsibilities should be expected. (OPHTHALMOL)


140.05 Ophthalmology for Primary Care (3 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Duncan
Activities: Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 40 hours
Two-week elective providing mastery of eye examination, improving ophthalmology skills, improving accurate visual acuity assessment and screening techniques with slit lamp examination. Patients will be evaluated in an outpatient setting. Didactic instruction will be provided by course preceptors. (MEDICINE)


140.06 Adv Ophthalmology Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Duncan, A. Naseri Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Clinical observation of patients in clinics, wards and surgery. (OPHTHALMOL)


150.02 Research in Ophthalmology (6 - 18 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and chairperson of the department.
Activities: Project: 5 hours
A research project under the direction of a member of the faculty carried out in the Department of Ophthalmology. (OPHTHALMOL)


160.01 Introduction to Clinical Ophthalmology (1 units)

Fall
Instructor(s):J. Duncan Prerequisite(s): First year medical student or above.
Activities: Lecture: 1 hours
Students will gain knowledge of common eye problems that may be seen in family practice, the emergency room and in the ophthalmologist's office. They will learn to formulate a differential and plan of treatment for a patient with eye disease, and use the instuments essential to their diagnosis. (OPHTHALMOL)


198 Supervised Study (1 - 5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff
Activities: Library: 3 - 15 hours
Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department. (OPHTHALMOL)


199 Laboratory Project (1 - 5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff
Activities: Laboratory: 3 - 15 hours
A laboratory research project under direction of a member of the faculty with the approval of the chairperson of the department. (OPHTHALMOL)