Moran CORE | BASIC OPHTHALMOLOGY REVIEW

BASIC OPHTHALMOLOGY REVIEW

Section Editor: Griffin Jardine, MD

The outline below was based on an Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) Medical Education Task Force editorial that identified the core ophthalmologic knowledge and skills expected of all US medical school graduates. See Lippa editorial in the Journal of Ophthalmology.

Basic Ophthalmology Core Lectures

I. Introduction to the Eye Exam

Introduction to the Clinical Ophthalmology Medical Student Rotation at Moran Eye Center

Visual Acuity and Vision Loss

Pupillary Exam

Confrontational Visual Fields

Extraocular Motility

Intraocular Pressure

Penlight Examination

Direct Ophthalmoscope

Diagnostic use of Eye Drops

Removal of superficial foreign bodies

Red Flag Symptoms

II. Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease

Orbit

Lids/Lashes

Extraocular Muscles/Motility

Conjunctiva/Sclera

Cornea

Anterior Chamber

Iris

Lens

Vitreous

Optic Nerve

Retina

Refractive Errors

The human eye is able to send a clear image to the brain by focusing incoming light on the retina. This image is then transmitted from the optic nerve to optical centers in the brain. Light entering the human eye is refracted, or bent, first by the cornea and then by the lens. Refractive error occurs when this process is altered such that the light does not focus clearly on the retina. This may be due to abnormalities in the shape of the cornea, the lens, or in the axial length of the eye.

Ocular adverse effects of systemic medications

Trauma

III. Additional Resources