A 100% online professional master’s degree that allows you to keep up to date with the evolution of Refractive surgical techniques"

One of the most demanded interventions by patients in the field of Ophthalmology after cataracts is Refractive Surgery, which allows them to recover their vision and do without glasses or contact lenses. Thus, since Dr. Pallikares operated on patients in Greece using this surgical technique in the 1990s, its improvement and the discovery of new laser equipment has made it a growing subspecialty.

This is why keeping abreast of advances in this field has become indispensable for the daily practice of ophthalmologists. Thus, to promote this updating process, TECH Technological University has created this professional master’s degree, which covers, over 12 months, the most rigorous and exhaustive information on technical and procedural advances in this field.

To achieve this update, this academic institution has selected an incomparable faculty of experts with accumulated clinical, research and technical experience. Thus, at the end of the 1,500 teaching hours, the graduate will be aware of the future challenges of corneal Refractive Surgery, on crystalline lens or with phakic lenses, in addition to the existing protocols for patient selection and management of possible complications.

In addition, this degree will become more attractive thanks to the video summaries of each topic, the videos in focus or the complementary readings which, together with the Relearning method, will favor the consolidation of the concepts addressed and reduce the hours of memorization.

The professional is thus presented with an exceptional opportunity for an effective update through a first class and flexible program. All you need is an electronic device with an Internet connection to access, at any time of the day, to the syllabus hosted on the virtual platform. A convenience that will also enable graduates to reconcile their work and/or personal life with an avant-garde degree.

TECH Technological University adapts to you and that is why it has designed a flexible degree program that adapts to your daily professional schedule”

This professional master’s degree in Refractive Surgery contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Ophthalmology and Refractive Surgery
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Thanks to this university degree you will be up to date with the current surgical techniques PRK, LASIK, Femtolasik and Smile”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

It delves into the different ocular pathologies that can modify, delay or prevent the inclusion of a patient as suitable or unsuitable for surgery"

A comprehensive program that will keep you abreast of the latest innovations in phakic lenses and their future"

The syllabus of this university program has been designed so that students are aware of the approach to the main refractive defects that can be corrected, the technical advances and the protocols applied for the selection of the optimal candidate for surgical intervention. In order to achieve this goal successfully, TECH Technological University provides a theoretical-practical syllabus that includes simulations of clinical case studies, provided by an excellent teaching team with extensive professional experience in this field.

Get a theoretical-practical and very useful approach to your surgical practice with phakic lenses thanks to the clinical cases of this program”

General Objectives

• Delve into the basic principles of optics, as well as refractive defects and their treatment possibilities
• Describe the corneal morphology and function on which much of Refractive Surgery is applied
• To deepen in the operation of an excimer laser and what are the fundamental characteristics of some excimer platforms
• To investigate the indications and contraindications of Refractive Surgery, as well as the algorithms used for the surgery
• Obtain an update on the studies to be performed on patients in order to correctly assess the indication for surgery
• Describe the processes of preparation for Refractive Surgery
• Go deeper on the different techniques applied on the cornea for the correction of refractive errors
• Identify the surgeries that can be performed on the crystalline lens to eliminate the patients' graduation defects
• Be aware of the different lenses that are used for this surgery without acting on the cornea or lens
• Go deeper into the relationship between Glaucoma and Refractive Surgery

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Optics and refractive errors: therapeutic options

• Go deeper into the anatomy and physical optics of the human eye
• Point out the principles of geometrical optics
• Update the knowledge of the methods of measurement and diagnosis of refractive defects
• Go deeper into the options for correcting these defects

Module 2. Topographic, Aberrometric and Biomechanical Study of the Human Cornea

• Delve into the morphology and functional structure of the cornea
• Describe the principles of corneal topography and how it is measured
• Go deeper into Corneal aberrometry and how it is quantified with the diagnostic means
• Relate what Corneal biomechanics is to concepts such as Corneal hysteresis and how it is evaluated

Module 3. Excimer laser: platforms and operation

• Investigate the beginnings of the excimer laser, as well as its evolution since the beginning of its use in Ophthalmology
• Point out how the treatment works and what actions it generates in the human cornea
• Delve into the basic mathematics of excimer laser surgery

Module 4. Decision Algorithms in Refractive Surgery

• Identify the decision algorithms in the inclusion or not of a patient for Refractive Surgery
• Delve into the dioptric limits of each refractive defect for refractive surgery
• Point out the ocular pathological processes that will cause the surgery to be delayed, modified in its technique or not performed

Module 5. Preoperative Evaluation for Refractive Surgery

• Delve into in the indications and contraindications for surgery, both ocular, systemic and familial
• Describe the pre-surgery tests that are performed to obtain the suitability of a patient prior to surgery

Module 6. Surgical preparation and instrumentation

• Update knowledge on the management of the patient after discharge from the office until the day of surgery
• Describe how to prepare the patient and eyes before surgery
• Describe the surgical process including laser management, surgery and postoperative process
• Update knowledge on femtosecond laser operation
• Point out how the excimer performs the ablation in each refractive defect

Module 7. Corneal Refractive Surgery

• Delve into the cornea, the tissue on which the excimer acts
• Update knowledge on techniques that can be lasered on the cornea with both microkeratome and femtosecond
• Address the complications of surgery, as well as the need for reoperation on occasion
• Identify the action to be taken when using lasers in special situations

Module 8. Refractive Lens Surgery

• Delve into the anatomy and function of the crystalline lens
• Delve into the concept of presbyopia and why it occurs
• Describe the surgical techniques, as well as the calculation and choice of intraocular lenses
• Learn about surgical complications and complex cases

Module 9. Phakic lens surgery

• Delve into the history of phakic lenses and their evolution
• Identify the different models of lenses and how each one works
• Go deeper into the surgical complications of the same

Module 10. Refractive Surgery and Glaucoma

• Identify the clinical forms of Glaucoma
• Delve into how the diagnosis of Glaucoma is made
• Establish the relationship between Glaucoma and Corneal and Intraocular Refractive Surgery, as well as the follow-up of these patients

Incorporate the latest advances in refractive crystalline lens surgery into your practice”