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340.640.01
Eye Disease: Epidemiology and Control

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 3:30 - 4:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

340.601, and 140.621 or former 140.601

Description
Lectures and small group discussions present the pathology, clinical manifestations, epidemiology, treatment, and control of the major blinding diseases, including cataract, glaucoma, onchocerciasis, trachoma, vitamin A deficiency, and age-related macular degeneration.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. To understand fundamental pathology and clinical manifestations of major blinding eye diseases
  2. To be able to describe features of the epidemiology, treatment, and control of the major blinding diseases
  3. To write a short paper describing a new reserch project addressing risk factors for a major blinding eye disease
  4. To experience a true, inescapable, class deadline for a paper which prepares students for the real world of grant deadlines