CODE 104190 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 3 ORTOTTICA ED ASSISTENZA OFTALMOLOGICA 9283 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/50 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PSYCHO-VISUAL REHABILITATION II TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide practical ideas on how to develop personalized rehabilitation programs for individuals with visual impairment. In line with this objective, the topics covered are as follows: International Vision Rehabilitation Standards (IVRS): international guidelines developed to ensure quality, consistency, and accessibility of visual rehabilitation services; Designing the rehabilitation project for visually impaired children and adults and their comprehensive, multidisciplinary care; Rehabilitation techniques for visual impairment: techniques for stabilizing fixation (particularly microperimetric biofeedback and its neurophysiological basis), mobility techniques in the environment, learning techniques for school-age children, techniques for integration into the professional and social context; Clinical case studies. By the end of the course, students will have acquired knowledge of international visual rehabilitation guidelines; they will be able to structure rehabilitation interventions based on the individual's personal needs, the type and degree of visual impairment, and the patient's age; they will be able to outline and design an individualized rehabilitation plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation strategies. TEACHING METHODS The course includes 10 hours of lectures with the use of slides and videos. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Development of a Rehabilitation Project (IVRS). Rehabilitation in childhood. Rehabilitation in adulthood. Rehabilitation in hemianopia. Rehabilitation in specific learning disabilities. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY C. Martinoli, E. Delpino: "Visual rehabilitation manual for blind and partially sighted people" - Franco Angeli M. Zingirian, G. Calabria, G. Ciurlo: "Ophthalmology and Vision Quality" I.N.C. SOI Congress proceedings 1992 TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MICHELA SACCHEGGIANI LESSONS LESSONS START march Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral. It is necessary to register for the exam from the website: https://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/esami/ ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam focuses on the topics covered during the lessons but also aims to assess the ability to deepen, the use of a correct terminology and the ability to expose the subject in such a way as to make you understand that you have learned the contents.
