Master’s Degree in Pathology and Surgery of the Anterior Segment of the Eye
Organisation and development
The curriculum is divided into eight teaching months from November 2020 to June 2021. The modules are distributed monthly over the course of the academic year, with on-site activities on Friday afternoons.
Programme
The programme is made up of seven blended theory modules and one online theory module, constituting a total of 50 credits, as well as a final master’s degree project that students will present and defend at the end of the year (10 credits).
Each complete teaching unit (module) includes a period of independent theoretical study in the Virtual Classroom with online multimedia content, as well as one on-site session.
2020-2021 Academic Year Calendar
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MODULES |
DATE |
FORMAT |
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMME INTRODUCTION SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY |
6/11/2020 |
Streamed session |
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LENS PATHOLOGY AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY |
18/12/2020 |
On-site session |
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OCULAR SURFACE 1 |
15/01/2021 |
On-site session |
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OCULAR SURFACE 2 |
12/02/2021 |
On-site session |
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GLAUCOMA |
5/03/2021 |
On-site session |
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COMBINED TECHNIQUES IN MICROSURGERY ON THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT |
23/04/2021 |
On-site session |
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COMPLEX CLINICAL CASES, EMERGENCY SURGERY AND OCULAR TRAUMA |
21/05/2021
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On-site session |
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PATHOLOGY OF THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER, IRIS AND CILIARY BODY |
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100% online |
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FINAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROJECT (TFM) - TO BE DEFENDED BEFORE AN ACADEMIC JURY |
18/06/2021 |
On-site session |
During the master’s degree, students will have access to:
- One-hour weekly clinical sessions on the following sub-specialities: the anterior segment, refractive surgery, glaucoma, retina and vitreous, oculoplasty, ocular motility (strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology), including bibliographical and supplementary material.
- Surgical amphitheatres that offer students the unique opportunity to view live surgery thanks to the emblematic transparent domes that house them and witness procedures just a few centimetres away from the operating table. Video footage from surgical microscopes is also played simultaneously on a closed-circuit television network, allowing the audience to view the procedures from the surgeon’s perspective.
- At the Library. Students have access to a collection of over 10,000 books, multimedia material on ophthalmology, around one hundred subscriptions to specialised ophthalmology journals –some of which date back to the nineteenth century– and an archive of older, less-frequently consulted publications, to help them complete their assignments.
- Ophthalmology Moodle platform
- Reading and revision of articles
- Online classes
- Case method
- Problem-based learning
The master’s degree will be assessed using the following assessment systems:
1. Continuous assessment
Each subject or module includes three different assessment activities:
• A theory exam on the content taught over the course of the module, which will be taken at the start of the theory-practical sessions.
• Scientific articles with assessment questions.
• Clinical and/or surgical cases with assessment questions and/or problem-based learning.
The assessment procedure for each model will be as follows: 50% theory exam, 25% clinical cases assessment and/or problem-based learning and 25% assessment of scientific articles.
75% of the overall final mark will correspond to the average mark from the modules.
2. Final master's degree project
The final mark for the TFM will be calculated as follows: 20% will correspond to the average mark of the tutorials (the two compulsory tutorials will be given preference); 40% will correspond to the correction of the final project (which must be written and submitted either in person or digitally depending on the circumstances); and 30% will correspond to the mark from the oral defence.
25% of the overall final mark will correspond to the average mark of the final master’s degree project.
The FINAL MARK for the master’s degree will be calculated as follows: 75% will correspond to the average of the weighted marks obtained in each module and 25% will correspond to the final master's degree project.
Attendance will be monitored and students must attend at least 85% of all on-site classes, which may also include virtual on-site classes sat in "real time” in cases of force majeure.
Professor Rafael I. Barraquer
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ECFMG certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Doctor specialised in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of a PhD in medicine and surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Medical director of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Teaching director of the Accredited Unit for the Training of Specialists in Ophthalmology on the Official House Officer (MIR) programme
Vice president and director of teaching at the Barraquer Institute
Associate professor of ophthalmology at the UAB where he is also Holder of the "Joaquim Barraquer" Research Chair in Ophthalmology
Lecturer for the Department of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Full professor of endodontics at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)
President of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
Dr Juan P. Álvarez de Toledo
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Barcelona (UB).
Holder of a PhD in medicine with distinction cum laude from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO-CR)
Deputy medical director and coordinator of the Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery Department at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Specialisations: Cataracts, refractive surgery, cornea and ocular surface and ocular oncology
Dr Maria Isabel Canut
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine from the University of Barcelona.
Coordinator of the Glaucoma Department at the Centro de Oftalmología Barraquer
Specialisations: Cataracts and glaucoma
Dr Víctor Charoenrook
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine with distinction from Mahidol University in Thailand.
Complementary training in his area of specialisation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston (Dr Steven Pflugfelder); Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami (Dr Eduardo Alfonso), and Ocular Surface Centre, Miami (Dr Scheffer C.G. Tseng)
Holder of a PhD summa cum laude from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2016)
Specialisations: Cornea and ocular surface
Dr María Fideliz de la Paz
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of a first class degree in psychology and an undergraduate degree in medicine from the University of the Philippines
Holder of a PhD cum laude from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
One of the few surgeons in the world who performs osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), both of the tibial bone and the Boston keratoprosthesis.
Specialisations: Ocular oncology, cornea and ocular surface
Dr Jose Lamarca
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine from the Universitat of Lleida
Holder of a PhD cum laude from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Lecturer at the Department of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Specialisations: Cataracts, refractive surgery, cornea and ocular surface
Dr Marta Mármol
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Specialisations: Glaucoma
Dr Jeroni Nadal
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Holder of an PhD cum laude from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Awarded excellence in research by the University of Barcelona.
Additional training at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (United States)
An international driving force and pioneer in the field of artificial vision. He was the first surgeon in Spain to implant a bionic eye with the Argus II device.
Co-director of the artificial vision project HOPE (High Optical Resolution Pixel Electrodes Retinal Implant) and is the principal investigator on the international project i-VISION.
Deputy medical director and coordinator of the Retina and Vitreous Department at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre.
Specialisations: Retina and vitreous
Dr Andrés Picó
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Barcelona
Holder of an undergraduate degree in optics and optometry from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Specialisations: Refractive surgery
Dr Francisco Ruiz Tolosa
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Barcelona
Specialisations: Cataracts and glaucoma
Dr Paola Sauvageot
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder of an undergraduate degree in medicine from the University of Salamanca
Holder of a PhD in medicine and surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Holder of a PhD cum laude from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Sub-specialist training on the anterior segment undertaking training periods at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Miami) and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute in Boston.
Specialisations: Refractive surgery, cornea and ocular surface
Dr Federico Trejos
Specialist in ophthalmology at the Barraquer Ophthalmology Centre
Holder ofan undergraduate degree summa cum laude in medicine from the University of Medical Science (UCIMED, 1994) in San José, Costa Rica
Postgraduate studies from the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover hospital in Germany with the help of a DAAD scholarship (1996-1997)
Specialisations: Glaucoma
