Professional English Terminology for Opticians and Optometrists

Course guarantor:

Eva Motyčková

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Eva Motyčková

Supervisor:

Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

The aim of this course is to improve and broaden communication skills and professional vocabulary and communication with the patient.

Requirements:

Assessment requirements:

1. Attendance ( 2 sick leaves)

2. Final test 60%

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction

2. Anatomy of the Eye

3. Eye Examination

4. Examination Instructions

5. Refractive Errors

6. Astigmatism

7. AMD

8.Retinopathy

9. Cataract

10.Glaucoma

11. Reading comprehension - Colour Vision

12.Reading comprehension - Eye Implants

13. Test

14. Assessment

Study Objective:

The aim of this course is to improve and broaden communication skills and professional vocabulary and communication with the patient.

Study materials:

Compulsory:

[1] To be provided by the tutor.

Optional:

[1] Přívratská, J. a kol.: English in the Medical Profession.1.vyd. Praha: Galén, Karolinum, 2004, 248 s. ISBN: 80-246-0151-6.

[2] Topilová, V.: Medical English, 3.vyd. Tobiáš, 2001, 274 s. ISBN: 80- 7311-001-6.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	roomKL:B-135 Motyčková E. 08:00–09:50 (parallel nr.1) Kladno FBMI roomKL:B-135 Motyčková E. 10:00–11:50 (parallel nr.2) Kladno FBMI
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Optics and Optometry (compulsory course)