Programme in Ophthalmic Surgery Nursing

Teachers

• Coordinator: Marta Oller
• Mrs Nuria Durán
• Mrs Mónica Guardia
• Mrs Verónica Guiu
• Mrs Noemí Martínez
• Mrs Ana Molina
• Mrs Mar Palomares

Evaluation

The evaluation of the student will be done on a continuous basis and with the presentation of a final postgraduate work. Attendance and the final project are compulsory.

Registration

The registration fee is € 6.000. It must be paid by bank transfer.

Program

General principles:

• Ocular anatomy and physiology: anterior pole, posterior pole, ocular appendages and optic pathways.
• Most prevalent ocular pathology: anterior pole, posterior pole and ocular appendages.
• Most commonly used drugs in ophthalmology.
  • Preparation and specific concentrations.
  • Routes of administration.
• Laser in ophthalmological surgery.
  • Safety measures.

Nursing care in the clinical area.Evaluation of the patient in the ophthalmological consultation.Tests Complements for ocular diagnosis:

• History in an ophthalmological patient and recording of the data that are collected to the clinical history with a diagnostic objective. Informed consent.
• Types of complementary tests in ophthalmology.

Instrumentation and nursing collaboration in ophthalmic surgery:

• Most frequent surgical techniques that are developed to the posterior segment posterior eye and how to prepare the necessary material for these procedures.
• Retinal detachment with or without scleral procedure, hemorrhage, vitreous and laser treatments, eye trauma, Oculars tumors and intraocular pressure management during the operation; basic instruments; Bufferers and How to prepare them.

Photograph of the anterior segment with Slit lamp:

• Features of photographic crack light
• Accessories, lighting techniques and indications, protocols according to pathologies, angle photography.

Nursing care in the surgical area – Instrumentation and anterior segment Surgeries Collaboration:

• Know the surgical techniques more frequent that develop on anterior segment of the eye and prepare the necessary material by these procedures; Falls with phacoemulsification, technique extracapsular, Femto laser, type of Viscoelastic; basic instruments
• Deep nonpenetrating sclerectomy, implant of valve, cyclophotocoagulation with Laser, basic instruments
• LASIK, FEMTO and equipment for refractive surgery, basic instruments;
• Corneal transplant and all its variants, basic instruments.

Nursing care in the surgical area: – Laser in ophthalmology

• Different types of lasers for Ophthalmological use, security measures for the patient and personnel healthcare.
• Management and cure of the different ophthalmology equipment, both, Anterior segment and posterior segment
• Type of intraocular lenses, handling and basic instruments.
• Type of implants in glaucoma and preparation thereof, Basic instruments.
• Type of implants in Retinal surgery and preparation of them, basic instruments.
• Type of implants in oculoplastic surgery, preparation and Basic instruments

Nursing care in the area Surgical: – Instrumentation and Collaboration in eyelid surgeries and ocular appendages

• Most frequent surgical techniques that develop to the eyelids, lacrimal apparatus, orbit and extraocular musculature; Technique of correction of eyelid ptosis and its variants, basical instrumentation; Blepharoplasty with and without laser, basic instruments and patient cures.
• Orbital tumors, basic instruments and management in the assembly of engines Dacryocystorhinostomy, tear reconstructions, Basic instruments and management of the endoscopy equipment; Eviscerations and enucleations, Basic instruments
• Resection and reversal of rectifs, transposition of muscles, surgeries of the oblique muscle, basic instrumental.

Fundus photography and optical coherence tomography:

• Retinograph, features, color retinography, autophooresceinic retinography, fluorescein and fluorescein angiography Indocyanine green, retinography Stereoscopic and panoramic
• Adverse effects of contrasts, Indications and protocols according to Pathologies
• Anterior segment OCT, high resolution posterior segment OCT.
• Ultrasound techniques: o Ultrasonic Biomicroscope. o Ultrasound B Posterior segment
• Preparation of the Patient. Possible complications. Prevention. post-technical cures. Angiographic. Recommendations.

Nursing care in the area clinical: Invasive acts:

• Know how to realize the Preparation of a patient undergoing invasive treatment in consultation area.
• Type of intravitreal injections, Basic instruments.
• Types of oculofacial aesthetics treatments, preparation and cure of the patient during the technique, basic instruments.
• Type of treatments for dry eye, preparation and cure of the patient, basic instruments.

Introduction to the methodology of Research

• Introduction to the methodology of research
• Drafting of research protocols
• Institutions and documentation for the Presentation of projects research to ethics committees and regulators
• Analysis of results and dissemination