ONE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATIC (CHAPTER 2)
VECTORS IN PHYSICS (CHAPTER 3)
TWO-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATIC (CHAPTER 4)
THE LAWS OF THE MOTION (CHAPTER 5)
APPLYING NEWTON'S LAWS (CHAPTER 6)
WORK AND KINETIC ENERGY (CHAPTER 7)
POTENTIAL ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION (CHAPTER 8)
QUANTITIES OF MOTION AND IMPACT IN ONE DIMENSION (CHAPTER 9, EXCEPT TWO-SIZE BUMPS)
ROTATIONAL TIMES AND MOMENT OF MOTION (CHAPTER 10, SECTION 6.5)
ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS AND STATIC BALANCE (CHAPTER 11)
OSCILLATIONS AROUND EQUILIBRIUM (CAP.13)
THE GRAVITATION (CHAPTER 12)
FLUIDS (CAP.14)
TEMPERATURE AND HEAT (CAP.15)
PHASES AND PHASE CHANGE (CHAPTER 16 EXCEPT SECTION 16.3)
THERMODYNAMICS (CAP.17)
WAVES AND SOUND (CHAPTER 18, EXCEPT SECTION 18.9)

JAMES S. WALKER “FONDAMENTI DI FISICA” [PEARSON-ADDISON-WESLEY]

Vector space, matrices, linear systems.
Limits, continuity, derivatives of functions, analysing functions.
n-variables functions
Integrals.

USING THE SOFTWARE EXCEL: FORMAT OF LEAVES OF WORK AND USE OF FUNCTIONS FOR THE REPRESENTATION AND DATA ANALYSIS. TABLES AND CHARTS. GRAPHICS STRAIGHT, PARABLES, CUBIC, FUNCTIONS TRIGONOMETRIC, EXPONENTIAL, LOGARITHMIC, AND CHARTS OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. GRAPHICS LOGARITHMIC. WHOLE NUMBER. GRAPHICS METHODS FOR THE SOLUTION OF OPTICAL PROBLEMS: PRINCIPLE OF FERMAT (REFLECTION AND REFRACTION), PLANS AND MIRRORS BALL, THIN LENSES, SUM OF WAVES. REPRESENTATION OF SPACE AND TIME OF THE WAVES.

DIDACTIC MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY THE TEACHER THROUGH THE PERSONAL WEB SITE

USE OF THE EXCEL SOFTWARE: FORMATTING THE WORKSHEETS AND USING THE FUNCTIONS FOR DATA REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS. TABLES AND GRAPHICS. GRAPHICS OF RETTE, PARABOLE, CUBICHE, TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS, EXPONENTIAL, LOGARITHMIC, AND GRAPHICS OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. LOGARITMIC GRAPHICS. NUMERICAL INTEGRAL. GRAPHIC METHODS FOR THE SOLUTION OF OPTICAL PROBLEMS: PRINCIPLE OF FERMAT (REFLECTION AND REFRACTION), FLAT AND SPHERICAL MIRRORS, THIN LENSES, SUM OF WAVES. SPACE AND TIME REPRESENTATION OF WAVES

Material available on-line

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES: SINUSOIDAL WAVES AND FOURIER'S THEOREM, THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM; PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGTH SPEED; ENERGY TRANSPORTED BY AN E.M. WAVE; RAYS AND WAVE FRONTS; OPTICAL PATH AND FERMAT'S PRINCIPLE.
GEOMETRICAL OPTICS: REFLECTION AND REFRACTION, SNELL LAWS; TOTAL REFLECTION; DISPERSION AND OPTICAL PRISM.
OPTICAL SYSTEMS: CONCEPT OF SOURCE AND IMAGE; GAUSS APPROXIMATION; VERGENCE OF LIGHT AND OPTICAL POWER; FOCAL POINTS AND FOCAL DISTANCE; EQUATION OF THE CONIUGATED POINTS; TRANSVERSE, AXIAL AND ANGULAR MAGNIFICATION; GRAPHICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMAGE.
EQUATIONS AND DETERMINATION OF THE IMAGE FORMED BY: PLANE AND SPHERICAL MIRRORS; SPHERICAL DIOPTERS; THIN LENSES.
THICK LENSES AND SYSTEMS OF LENSES: GULLSTRAND FORMULA; NOMINAL, EFFECTIVE AND FRONT POWERS; CARDINAL POINTS; STEP ALONG METHOD; PRINCIPAL PLANES AN EQUIVALENT EQUATIONS OF GAUSS AND NEWTON.
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS: MAGNIFYING LENS; TELESCOPE; MICROSCOPE.
OPTICAL ABERRATIONS: CHROMATIC ABERRATION; SPHERICAL ABERRATION; COMA; ASTIGMATISM, CURVATURE OF THE FIELD OF THE IMAGE; DISTORTION; DIFFRACTION EFFECT ON THE IMAGE; RESOLVING POWER OF A SLIT; AIRY DISK.

WALKER J.S., FONDAMENTI DI FISICA, ED. ZANICHELLI
NOTES OF THE COURSE

1. Atomic theory: atoms, molecules, moles; atomic structure; periodic system
2. Molecules: chemical bonds, chemical structure, intermolecular forces.
3. Nomenclature: oxides, hydroxides, acids, salts.
4. Balancing chemical reactions: redox reactions.
5. States of aggregation: gas, liquid, solid; phase diagrams.
6. Solutions: concentration, colligative properties; electrolyte solutions.
7. Thermodynamics: first and second principles; enthalpy, entropy, free energy.
8. Chemical Kinetics; factors influencing the reaction speed.
9. Chemical equilibrium: equilibrium constant; acid-base and solubility equilibria.
10. Electrochemistry: batteries; electrolysis.
11. Outlines of Organic Chemistry and biochemistry.

“Elementi di Chimica” L.Palmisano, M. Schiavello. Editrice Edises

1. ATOMIC THEORY: ATOMS, MOLECULES, MOLES; STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM; PERIODIC SYSTEM.
2. MOLECULES: CHEMICAL BOND, MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, INTERMOLECULAR FORCES
3. CHEMICAL NOMENCLATURE: OXIDES, HYDROXIDES, ACIDS, SALTS.
4. CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND THEIR BALANCING; OXIDREDUCTIONS.
5. STATES OF AGGREGATION: GASEOUS, LIQUID, SOLID; CHANGES OF STATE AND STATE DIAGRAMS.
6. SOLUTIONS: CONCENTRATION, COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES, SOLUTIONS OF ELECTROLYTES.
7. THERMODYNAMICS: FIRST AND SECOND PRINCIPLE; ENTHALPY, ENTROPY, FREE ENERGY.
8. CHEMICAL KINETICS: REACTION SPEED AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE IT.
9. CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM: CONSTANT OF EQUILIBRIUM; BASE ACID AND SOLUBILITY BALANCES.
10. ELECTROCHEMISTRY: BATTERIES AND ELECTROLYSIS CELLS.
11. OUTLINE OF ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY.

“Elementi di Chimica” L.Palmisano, M. Schiavello. Editrice Edises

Cytology – Microscopic and submicroscopic organization of cells and tissues of the human body; their interactions and morpho-functional correlations. The cell: shape, size and cellular differences, chemical composition. Permeability and active Transport. Membrane potential. Intercellular junctions. Cell division: mitosis and meiosis. Somatic and germinal cells.
Histology - Embryonic derivation, structure, classification, functions and locations of the following tissues: epithelial tissues, connective tissues, muscle tissues, nervous tissues. Exocrine glandular epithelium. Endocrine glands and their function. Transformed epithelials: the Crystalline. The connective tissues, cartilage, bone, adipose tissue; blood. Myeloid and lymphoid haematopoiesis; Lymphoid tissue and immunity (generality); Muscle tissue: smooth, skeletal and cardiac; Nervous tissue: the neuron and its structure; Retina Structure.
Human anatomy - Fundamentals and general organization of the human body. General organization of the apparatus and systems: a) circulatory system b) respiratory apparatus c) uro-genital apparatus d) digestive system e) hematopoietic system f) endocrine apparatus g) Male and Female Reproductive apparatus h) tegumentary apparatus i) locomotor apparatus l ) Nervous system m) visual apparatus n) auditory apparatus.
Ocular anatomy – The orbit and paranasal sinuses; The lacrimal system; The eyelids; The conjunctiva; The cornea; The ciliary body; The iris; The lens; The choroid and sclera; The retina; The visual pathways; The extraocular muscles; Orbital vasculature and the cavernous sinus; Skull osteology; Visual acuity and adaptation; Colour vision; Binocular vision and stereopsis; General physiology of eye structure; The Orbital Blood Vessels; The Nerve Supply of the Orbit; Embryology.

– The cell by Cooper G.M. - Hausman R.E., ED PICCIN
– Histology, by Monesi V, ED PICCIN
– Wheater's Functional Histology by Young B., Heath J.W., Woodford P. ED Edra Masson
– Atlas of Functional Histology by Kerr J.B ED Ambrosiana
– Human Anatomy by Saladin K.S., ED PICCIN
– Manual of Ophthalmology by Liuzzi L., Bartoli F, ED Minerva Medica

The theoretical lessons will focus on the following topics:

Tools and measures. Measurement units - Trigonometry angles and definitions - Sizes and errors - Systematic error and random error - Instrument error - Standard deviation and standard error - Error propagation - Representing data: significant figures, comparison of measurements, tables and graphs, histograms

Descriptive statistics. Indices of central tendency: average, median and mode - Percentiles - Indices of variability: variance and standard deviation - Limit distributions

Correlation between variables. Linear regression, least squares method - Linearization of a function - Verification of the acceptability of a fit: Chi square test and determination coefficient - Pearson r coefficient, Spearman correlation coefficient for ranks

Probability. Definition and fundamental properties - Probability distributions (binomial, Poisson and uniform distribution - Gaussian and error integral, justification of sum in quadrature and standard deviation of the mean, standard normal distribution) - Average and variance of a random variable - Confidence intervals - Standard deviation as acceptability percentage - Applications and verifications: correlation index and chi-square test - Student's t test for comparison between measurements

Inferential statistics. Hypothesis test and significance - The null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis - Types of studies and sampling - Sample distributions - Criterion of significance and critical values - Errors and decisions of a statistical test - Sign test - Chi square test as test of significance - z-test and t-test - Distribution F - Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with one and two ways

The topics of the laboratory exercises will be chosen from the following list

1) Use of precision instruments (decimal and twentieth caliber, spherometer) for the measurement of quantities. Statistical treatment of the error.
2) Verification of the law of light reflection from a plane mirror.
3) Verification of the law of refraction in a plexiglass plate.
4) Verification of Kepler's law on the reduction of light intensity as a function of distance.
5) Verification of the Lambert-Beer law on the attenuation of luminous intensity on passing through an opaque medium.
6) Determination of the focal distance and dioptric power of a thin lens through an optical measurement.
7) Determination of the focal distance and dioptric power of a lens system with the Bessel method.
8) Determination of the focal distance and dioptric power of an ophthalmic lens by measuring with a spherometer and with a dioptrometer and characterization of an astigmatic lens
9) Verification of Gullstrand's law and search for the main planes of an optical system consisting of two thin lenses.
10) Dispersion of light through a prism: verification of Cauchy's law and determination of the number of Abbe
11) Estimate of the magnification of an optical system: the magnifying lens
12) Use of Student's t test to compare experimental data and the chi-square test to assess how well a theoretical trend reproduces the behavior of experimental data; construction of a histogram and its limit function.

- Lecture notes distributed by the teacher during the course

- S. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica (Pearson, 2010)

- R. Meyer-Arendt, Introduction to classical and modern optics (Prentice Hall, 1995)

- R. Taylor, Introduzione all’analisi dell’errore (Zanichelli, 2010)

- M. Bland, Statistica medica (Maggioli Editore, 2014)

- M. M. Triola e M. F. Triola, Fondamenti di Statistica (Pearson, 2013)

- J. Welkowitz, B. Cohen e R. Ewen, Statistica per le scienze del comportamento (Apogeo)

The theoretical lessons will focus on the following topics:

Tools and measures. Measurement units - Trigonometry angles and definitions - Sizes and errors - Systematic error and random error - Instrument error - Standard deviation and standard error - Error propagation - Representing data: significant figures, comparison of measurements, tables and graphs, histograms

Descriptive statistics. Indices of central tendency: average, median and mode - Percentiles - Indices of variability: variance and standard deviation - Limit distributions

Correlation between variables. Linear regression, least squares method - Linearization of a function - Verification of the acceptability of a fit: Chi square test and determination coefficient - Pearson r coefficient, Spearman correlation coefficient for ranks

Probability. Definition and fundamental properties - Probability distributions (binomial, Poisson and uniform distribution - Gaussian and error integral, justification of sum in quadrature and standard deviation of the mean, standard normal distribution) - Average and variance of a random variable - Confidence intervals - Standard deviation as acceptability percentage - Applications and verifications: correlation index and chi-square test - Student's t test for comparison between measurements

Inferential statistics. Hypothesis test and significance - The null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis - Types of studies and sampling - Sample distributions - Criterion of significance and critical values - Errors and decisions of a statistical test - Sign test - Chi square test as test of significance - z-test and t-test - Distribution F - Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with one and two ways

The topics of the laboratory exercises will be chosen from the following list

1) Use of precision instruments (decimal and twentieth caliber, spherometer) for the measurement of quantities. Statistical treatment of the error.
2) Verification of the law of light reflection from a plane mirror.
3) Verification of the law of refraction in a plexiglass plate.
4) Verification of Kepler's law on the reduction of light intensity as a function of distance.
5) Verification of the Lambert-Beer law on the attenuation of luminous intensity on passing through an opaque medium.
6) Determination of the focal distance and dioptric power of a thin lens through an optical measurement.
7) Determination of the focal distance and dioptric power of a lens system with the Bessel method.
8) Determination of the focal distance and dioptric power of an ophthalmic lens by measuring with a spherometer and with a dioptrometer and characterization of an astigmatic lens
9) Verification of Gullstrand's law and search for the main planes of an optical system consisting of two thin lenses.
10) Dispersion of light through a prism: verification of Cauchy's law and determination of the number of Abbe
11) Estimate of the magnification of an optical system: the magnifying lens
12) Use of Student's t test to compare experimental data and the chi-square test to assess how well a theoretical trend reproduces the behavior of experimental data; construction of a histogram and its limit function.

Professors F. Offi and F. Fontana lecture notes

- S. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica (Pearson, 2010)

- R. Meyer-Arendt, Introduction to classical and modern optics (Prentice Hall, 1995)

- R. Taylor, Introduzione all’analisi dell’errore (Zanichelli, 2010)

- M. Bland, Statistica medica (Maggioli Editore, 2014)

- M. M. Triola e M. F. Triola, Fondamenti di Statistica (Pearson, 2013)

- J. Welkowitz, B. Cohen e R. Ewen, Statistica per le scienze del comportamento (Apogeo)

Introduction to optics of vision::historical outline, conventions and symbols, recalls of geometric optics
Anatomy of the eye and notes on the physiology of the visual system.
Schematic models of the ocular optics. Schematic eyes and reduced eye of Emsley. exercises.
Axes of the eye and size of the retinal image.
The condition of emmetropia and spherical ametropia, definition of a remote point.
Astigmatic ametropia and classification of ocular astigmatism.
Compensation of ametropia with ophthalmic lenses and contact lenses.
The accommodation, definition of a next point, the condition of presbyopia.
Ocular aberrations and the quality of the retinal image.
From the retinal image to the processing of visual information: outlines of psychophysics of vision, visual acuity and criteria in the construction of optometric tables, sensitivity to contrast, visual field, perception of colors, anomalies of the chromatic sense.
Outline of objective techniques for measuring the refractive characteristics of the optical means of the eye.

. ZERI, A. ROSSETTI, A. FOSSETTI, A.CALOSSI (2012): Ottica Visulae, Società editrice Universo, Roma

A. ROSSETTI, P. GHELLER (2003): Manuale di Optometria e contattologia, Edizioni Zanichelli

Testo Consigliato

L. Lupelli (2014): Optometria A-Z, dizionario di SCienze, tecnica e Clinica della Visione, Edizioni Medicl Books

Part I - Outlines of Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons and derivatives - Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Aromatic Compounds - Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, Ethers - Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Anhydrides - Amines and Amides - Heterocyclic compounds - Stereoisomerism
Part II - General biochemistry
Water and its properties - Water properties - Hydrogen bond - Basic acid equilibria, pH and pK
Biomolecules - Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleotides, Vitamins - Peptides and Proteins
Nucleic acids - DNA, RNA - Transcription and Translation
Metabolism - Catabolism and anabolism - Energy metabolism - Ocular metabolism - Ocular fluids - Carbohydrate metabolism
The process of vision - ion channels - rhodopsins and opsins - transduction of the light impulse into a nerve impulse - chromatic vision - proteins of the lens

Gabriele D’Andrea
Biochimica Essenziale
Edizioni EdiSES

David R. Whikehart
Biochemistry of the Eye
Elsevier
Available in the Library (Biblioteca di Area Scientifica)

The text will be integrated with scientific articles for the aspects related to the biochemical processes underlying the vision process.

1. Electrostatics: introduction to electrical phenomena, charge and Coulomb's law, charge distributions and Gauss's law, electric field.

2. Magnetism: electrical currents, magnetic phenomena, Ampère's and Biot-Savart's law.

3. Electromagnetism: induction, Faraday-Lens law, displacement current. Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves.

4. Wave optics: polarisation, interference, diffraction.

5. Applications: wavefront sensors, Optical Coherence Tomography, light pulses.

Three laboratory sessions are part of this course, each made of two sessions. The subjects of the sessions are part of the syllabus.

parts 1-4: J.S. Walker, Fondamenti di fisica (5A ed., Pearson)

parts 1-4: H.D. Young, R.A. Friedman, Principi di fisica, vol. 2 (Pearson)

part 5: Lecture notes

Numerical series, function series, Taylor and Fourier series, complex representation.
Basis of orthogonal functions, Zernike polynomals.
Ordinary differential equations. Partial differential equations. Wave equation.

INTRODUCTION: THE WORLD AT THE NANOSCALE. SPECTROSCOPY. EMISSION AND ABSORPTION SPECTRA. SPECTRAL INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION. THE BLACK-BODY RADIATION AND THE PLANCK’S SOLUTION. THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT: PHENOMENOLOGY AND EINSTEIN’S INTERPRETATION. ATOM MODELS. BOHR’S POSTULATES. ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS. THE DE BROGLIE WAVELENGTH, STATIONARY WAVES. INTRODUCTION TO THE WAVE FUNCTION. THE DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC DESCRIPTION OF MOTION. HEISENBERG’S UNCERTAINITY PRINCIPLE. A PARTICLE CONFINED IN A SEGMENT. THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION IN 1D. STATIONARY STATES. A PARTICLE CONFINED IN A SEGMENT REVISED. UNIDIMENSIONAL ENERGY POTENTIALS. MANY-PARTICLES WAVE FUNCTIONS. FERMIONS AND BOSONS. PAULI’S EXCLUSION PRINCIPLE. THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION FOR A CENTRAL POTENTIAL. QUANTUM NUMBERS. THE SPIN. DIPOLE SELECTION RULES. THE AUFBAU PRINCIPLE. HUND`S PRINCIPLE. THE PERIODIC TABLE. ELECTRON AFFINITY AND ELETTRONEGATIVITY. IONIC AND COVALENT BONDS. MOLECULAR ORBITALS. ROTATIONAL AND VIBRATIONAL ENERGY IN DIATOMIC MOLECULES. HYBRIDIZATION AND POLYATOMIC MOLECULES. INTRODUCTION TO THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE IN SOLIDS. BINDING ENERGY IN SOLIDS. CLASSICAL THEORY OF CONDUCTIVITY. THE FERMI DISTRIBUTION. ENERGY BANDS. CONDUCTORS, INSULATORS, AND SEMICONDUCTIRS. DOPED SEMICONDUCTORS. BASICS OF LASER.

TESTI: PAUL A. TIPLER : “CORSO DI FISICA” VOL. 3 ED. ZANICHELLI, TERZA EDIZIONE ITALIANA
PAUL A. TIPLER, GENE MOSCA: “CORSO DI FISICA” VOL. 3 ED. ZANICHELLI, QUARTA EDIZIONE ITALIANA
handouts distributed by the teacher

FISIOLOGIA CONCETTI PRINCIPALI - OMEOSTASI, FEEDBACK, RELAZIONI STRUTTURA/FUNZIONE, MODIFICAZIONI NEL CORSO DELLA VITA
FISIOLOGIA CELLULARE - PASSAGGIO DI SOSTANZE ATTRAVERSO LA MEMBRANA, OSMOSI, FENOMENI ELETTRICI DI MEMBRANA, METABOLISMO CELLULARE,VOLUME CELLULARE,
IL SISTEMA NERVOSO - ORGANIZZAZIONE, POTENZIALE D'AZIONE DI UNA CELLULA NERVOSA, PERIODI REFRATTARI, PROPAGAZIONE DEL MESSAGGIO NERVOSO, LE SINAPSI, ARCO RIFLESSO, NEUROTRASMETTITORI E RECETTORI)
FUNZIONI D'ORGANO • IL SISTEMA MUSCOLARE - MECCANICA DELLA CONTRAZIONE MUSCOLARE, MIOGRAFIA, SCOSSA SEMPLICE, TETANO MUSCOLARE, FUNZIONI DEL MUSCOLO LISCIO•
RESPIRAZIONE: FISIOLOGIA DELLA RESPIRAZIONE: VENTILAZIONE, SCAMBI GASSOSI
FUNZIONE RENALE: FILTRAZIONE, RIASSORBIMENTO, EQUILIBRIO IDRICO ED ELETTROLITICO,
IL SISTEMA CARDIO-CIRCOLATORIO - FUNZIONI DEL SANGUE, EMODINAMICA,
CUORE, CICLO CARDIACO, LA PRESSIONE SANGUIGNA E LA SUA REGOLAZIONE
LA FISIOLOGIA SENSORIALE - INFORMAZIONI SENSORIALI, RECETTORI SENSORIALI, LE VIE SENSORIALI E GLI STATI DI ELABORAZIONE, LA CODIFICA DEL SEGNALE NERVOSO, ORGANIZZAZIONE DEGLI ORGANI DI SENSO)• IL SISTEMA VISIVO - FORMAZIONE DELL'IMMAGINE RETINICA, CRISTALLINO E RIFRAZIONE, FOTOTRASDUZIONE, RISPOSTA DELLE CELLULE GANGLIARI, VIE OTTICHE, ADATTAMENTO ALLA LUCE E AL BUIO, LA VISIONE STEREOSCOPICA, LA VISIONE CROMATICA)

Stanfield, Fisiologia, Edises.
DU SILVERTHORN, FISIOLOGIA;
VANDER, FISIOLOGIA,CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA.
LIBRI CONSIGLIATI DISPONIBILI NELLA BIBLIOTECA D'AREA: RANDALL ET AL., FISIOLOGIA DEGLI ANIMALI; CASELLA E TAGLIETTI, FISIOLOGIA.
GUSSONI ET AL., FISIOLOGIA DEGLI ORGANI DI SENSO.

INTRODUCTION TO THE OPTICAL LINEAR PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS. MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALS AND GLASSES. ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS. RADIATION – MATTER INTERACTION. OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF METALS AND NON-METALS: REFRACTION, REFLESSION, ABSORPTION, TRANSMISSION, COLOR OPACITY. REFRACTIVE INDEX AND LIGHT DISPERSION; ABBE CONSTRINGENCE. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS; PLASTIC DEFORMATIONS, ELASTIC DEFORMATIONS, STRAIN AND RUPTURE. PLASTIC MATERIALS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY. SYNTHETIC POLYMERS AND THEIR RANKING ACCORDING TO: DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, MOLECULAR WEIGHT, POLIDISPERSIVITY, ETC.. INTRODUCTION TO THE THERMODYNAMICS OF POLYMERS AND THEIR CHAIN STRUCTURE. POLYMERS MOST COMMONLY USED IN FABRICATION OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL PROTHESIS AND THEIR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCES. CONTACT LENS (HARD, SOFT, ETC.). GLASSES AND KINETICS OF THE GLASS PHASE TRANSITION. SILICA AND ITS PROPERTIES. OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF GLASSES. FABRICATION OF GLASSES FOR OPTICAL DEVICES AND QUALITY CONTROL. THIN FILMS FOR LINEAR OPTICS APPLICATIONS. SURFACE TREATMENTS OF THE OPTICAL DEVICES AND LENSES.

(CALLISTER W.D. ) SCIENZA ED INGEGNERIA DEI MATERIALI, UNA INTRODUZIONE [EDISES (NAPOLI)]

1. AFTER CARE: Protocol; Comfort management.
2. SOFT CONTACT LENSES: Soft toric lenses; Silicone rubber lenses.
3. RIGID AND HYBRID CONTACT LENSES: Toric and asymmetrical corneal rigid lenses. Scleral rigid lenses. Hybrid lenses.
4. CONTACT LENSES IN THE LABORATORY: Parameters checking and quality inspection of rigid and soft contact lenses; Notes on modification of rigid contact lenses parameters.
5. HIGH TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATION OF THE EYE SURFACE: Corneal esthesiometry; Corneal pachymetry; Specular microscopy; In vivo confocal microscopy; Anterior segment tomography.
6. COMPLICATIONS INDUCED BY CONTACT LENSES WEAR: Classification; Quantification.
7. HIGH ORDER ABERRATIONS CONTROL: Induced by corneal ectasias, by refractive surgery and by keratoplasty.
8. ADVANCED APPLICATIONS: Continuous wear; Correction of presbyopia; Tinted contact lenses; Infancy; orthokeratology; Control of myopic progression: contact lenses vs to other procedures; Therapeutic use; Wear of contact lenses in conditions of environmental stress.
9. PROBLEM SOLVING: Clinica cases.

• LUPELLI L, FLETCHER R, ROSSI A “CONTATTOLOGIA. UNA GUIDA CLINICA” [MEDICAL BOOKS, PA, 1998].
• VEYS J, MEYLER J, DAVIES I “ELEMENTI ESSENZIALI NELLA PRATICA DELLE LENTI A CONTATTO” [TVCI, USA, 2008].
• LUPELLI L “OPTOMETRIA A-Z. DIZIONARIO DI SCIENZA, TECNICA E CLINICA DELLA VISIONE” [MEDICAL BOOKS, PA, 2014].
• HANDHOUTS OF PRESENTATIONS AND ARTICLES

Aim:

This course concerns the clinical and scientific aspects of eye disease

Topics

Applied Basic Examination and Understanding symptoms of Eye disease about:

-Ocular adnexa,orbit and lacrimal system
-Conjunctiva
- Cornea
-Sclera
-Lens
- Anterior chamber and IOP
-Glaucoma
- Retina, vitreous and uvea
- Optic nerve
-Strabismus

J.J. Kanski: “Oftalmologia clinica”, Masson Italia