Biochemistry for Optometrists

Course guarantor:

Romana Široká

Lecturer:

Romana Široká

Tutor:

Romana Široká

Supervisor:

Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

The course is aimed at providing students with the basic knowledge of biochemistry, the structure and properties of biochemically important substances that make up living organisms, and the principles of metabolic and energy transformations in organisms. Emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of these substances to the life of organisms and linking the knowledge gained to the wider context. During the lectures, students will get to know the basics of biochemistry of organ systems and some important pathologies Attention is also paid to the biochemistry of vision.

Requirements:

Credit requirements:

1. Minimum 80% attendance, successful completion of written tests, formulas of basic biochemical compounds

Exam Requirements:

1. Successful completion of written test, 20 questions, written responses, multiple choice and other options.

2. success in getting at least 60% correct, then an oral exam on the material covered.

3. Exam is an evaluation of 2 grades, both from the content of the lectures and from the content of general biochemistry within the exercises

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Clinical biochemistry, clinical laboratory, meaning, focus.

2. Pathology of carbohydrate metabolism. Biochemistry of body fluids and excretory system.

3. Biochemistry of the blood and vascular system. Pathology of lipid metabolism

4. Biochemistry of the digestive system, liver and nutrition.

5. Clinical biochemistry of the hormonal system.

6. Biochemistry of heredity, nucleic acids.

7. Biochemistry of vision.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Carbohydrate biochemistry, structure, metabolism.

2. Carbohydrate metabolism, lipids.

3. Lipids, structure, metabolism, metabolic disorders.

4. Amino acids, metabolism, metabolic disorders.

5. Proteins, structure and function, biological significance.

6. Enzymes, function, biological significance.

7. Biochemistry of vision, ions, acid-base balance.

Study Objective:

Mastering of theroretical biochemistry knowledge. Mastering of metabolism overview, and its relations with natural moleculs chemistry.

Study materials:

[1] BERG, J.M. Biochemistry. Ed 9th. W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd., 2019. ISBN: 9781319114657.

Note:

Further information:

https://harm.fbmi.cvut.cz/B241/F7PBOBCH/lec ; https://harm.fbmi.cvut.cz/B241/F7PBOBCH/tut

Time-table for winter 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	roomKL:B-537 Široká R. 12:00–13:50 (lecture parallel1) Kladno FBMI
Tue	roomKL:B-307 Široká R. 10:00–11:50 EVEN WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.1) Kladno FBMI
Wed
Thu	roomKL:B-220 Široká R. 10:00–11:50 ODD WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.4) Kladno FBMI roomKL:B-220 Široká R. 10:00–11:50 EVEN WEEK (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.3) Kladno FBMI
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Optics and Optometry (compulsory course)