CODE 68301 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 1 ORTOTTICA ED ASSISTENZA OFTALMOLOGICA 9283 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/30 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Contact lens material, ocular surface-contact lens interaction, possible complications due to contact lens TEACHING METHODS The course includes 10 hours of lectures with slide view SYLLABUS/CONTENT Ocular surface anatomy and physiology, contact lens materials and construction, contact lens management RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY G. Calabria, M. Rolando Il film lacrimale Fogliazza Ed. P. Troiano et al Contattologia Medica Edizioni S.O.I.Fabiano Ed. Barabino S, Dana MR. Dry eye syndromes. In: Niederkorn J, Kaplan A, ed. Immune Response and the Eye, 2nd edition. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG; 2007:176-184. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD CHIARA DEL NOCE LESSONS LESSONS START March Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral and written ASSESSMENT METHODS The topics of the exam are the arguments of the lectures. Furthermore, the use of a correct terminology and the relationship with the patient will be evaluated