340.640.01
Eye Disease: Epidemiology and Control
Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Thursday, 1:30 - 2:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
340.601, and 140.621 or former 140.601
Lectures and group discussions present the pathology, clinical manifestations, epidemiology, treatment, and control of the major blinding diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, cataract, glaucoma, trachoma, and age-related macular degeneration, as well as refractive error and ocular complications of Ebola and Zika.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand fundamental pathology and clinical manifestations of major blinding eye diseases
- Describe features of the epidemiology, treatment, and control of the major blinding diseases
- Write a short paper describing a new research project addressing risk factors for a major blinding eye disease