Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
182001601111	EYE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY	Compulsory	1	1	4

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To examine how the eye perceives objects, the relationship between the visual light, the inner and outer layers of the eye, the auxiliary systems of the eye, and the deterioration in the structure of the eye that causes eye defects.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Taha Sezer

Learning Outcomes

1	To understand the relationship between eye and light and the mechanism of vision.
2	To understand the relationship between eye and light and the mechanism of vision.
3	Understanding the defects and possible causes of breaking.
4	Understanding the defects and possible causes of breaking.
5	To learn mechanisms that help the eye and vision mechanism in human body.
6	To learn mechanisms that help the eye and vision mechanism in human body.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Introduction to Eye Anatomy, general concepts, general and special terms. General information about eyeball, layers, sections, functions. Formations that break the light in the eye. Light breaking mechanisms. Refraction defects, mechanisms, anatomical explanations. Anatomy of the vessels, nerves and optic nerve feeding the eyeball. Orbital anatomy. Auxiliary structures of the eye. Tear system. Transition from membranes and signal transduction, membrane potentials, synaptic transmission, message basics in the nervous system, overview of eye structures, optic optics, optic lens, accomodation, refraction defects, retina and its functions, film imaging of the tests used to understand and evaluate vision-related functions In the central nervous system, there are issues related to vision processing.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to Eye Anatomy, general concepts, general and special terms.
2	General information about eyeball, layers, sections, functions.
3	Formations that break the light in the eye. Light breaking mechanisms.
4	Refraction defects, mechanisms, anatomical explanations.
5	Anatomy of the vessels, nerves and optic nerve feeding the eyeball. Orbital anatomy.
6	Auxiliary structures of the eye. Tear system. Membrane transition and signal transmission
7	Midterm
8	Membrane potentials, synaptic transmission, message basics in the nervous system, an overview of the structure of the eye
9	Eye optics, lens system of the eye, accommodation
10	Refractive defects
11	Retina and functions
12	Understanding and evaluation of visual functions
13	Central nervous system vision processing
14	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	3	4	12
Individual Study for Final Examination	3	7	21
Homework	5	3	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

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