- Docente: Piera Versura
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/30
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
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from Jun 04, 2025 to Jun 06, 2025
Learning outcomes
The student acquires the appropriate knowledge of the term "translational medicine" by discussing this concept as applied in the ophthalmology field. The most common meaning refers to the ability to translate results derived from pre-clinical research setting into patient care, and applications on eye diseases, with a focus on glaucoma, will be dealt with.
Course contents
The eye as a window of systemic diseases
The role of high tech functionality and imaging measures in eye diseases
Biomarkers of systemic and neurodegenerative diseases in the ocular fluids
Neurodegenerative mechanisms and frontiers for neuroprotection in glaucoma
Readings/Bibliography
Materials provided by the teacher, and references from the Literature, available on the Virtuale platform
Teaching methods
The teaching consists of 1 CFU (in-person lectures).
Assessment methods
Class attendance (66 %) is a prerequisite for eligibility.
Teaching tools
Video projector, PC, mobile app for interactive teaching.
Office hours
See the website of Piera Versura
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.