Course of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences: Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (university degree + 8 ECTS credits)

Eye problems in primary care consultations are very common today. The use and use of technological devices that can resent our vision is increasingly up to date. The general professional is the best located to diagnose, treat and monitor many patients, also possess the criteria that must encourage their derivation to the ophthalmologist. The eye, through its structures, receives external light stimuli, encodes them and transmits through the optical path to the brain, where the vision phenomenon occurs. This training program contains a wide theoretical-practical material so that the student expands their knowledge in the physiological and anatomical basis of the ocular apparatus.

- Knowing first hand the anatomy of the ocular device. - Know the process of light in the human eye. - Have the possibility of knowing the different tests of eye exams. - Know the determination of visual acuity. - Assimilate congenital alterations of the optic nerve.

The professional outputs of this course in ophthalmology and vision sciences are all related in the field of primary care, everything related to the services that can be provided in ophthalmology. In turn, you will have the possibility of being part of the work teams integrated in the vision centers.

With this course in ophthalmology and vision sciences you will have the possibility of learning the different parts of the eye and the pathologies that affect them, as well as the therapeutic possibilities that are as a result of the combination of these treatments. All this due to the increase in the complexity of the diagnoses and the amount of treatments currently in ophthalmology.

This course in ophthalmology and vision sciences can be aimed at both graduates or graduates in medicine and nursing, as well as diplomas or graduates in optics and optometry. In addition, this course will also be aimed at professionals in the sector who want to deepen this field.

This training is not included in the scope of official regulated training (Infant Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Official Professional Training FP, Baccalaureate, University Degree, Official University Master and PhD). It is therefore a complementary and/or specialization training, aimed at acquiring certain skills, skills or aptitudes of a professional nature, being able to be barely as merit in workbags and/or opposition competitions, always within the complementary training section and/or continuous training being always essential to review the specific requirements of the public labor stock of the public labor stock market.