ILOs

• Recognise the landmarks of a normal retina and explain the importance of examining the retina in clinical practice.
• Describe the human visual pathways and be able to identify key landmarks on diagrams and anatomical specimens.
• Describe the relationship between the visual field and how it projects onto the retina
• Describe the effects of lesions in various locations along the visual pathway
• Explain the basis of visual field testing and use the correct terminology to describe visual field defects.
• Describe the pupillary light reflex pathway.
• Explain how to test pupillary reflexes and recognise an abnormal response
• Be able to localise defects in the pupillary light reflex pathway from abnormal pupillary responses

The Visual Pathway

• What is the role of the visual pathway?
• Diagram outlining the visual pathway
• What are the features of the eye that allow it to detect the visual field?
• Outline the components of the visual pathway
• Label a prosected specimen of the visual pathway
• Outline the relay differences between the right and left visual fields
• Briefly outline the effects of lesions in different parts of the visual pathway
• Describe the effect on the visual field of lesions in the optic nerve
• Describe the effect on the visual field of lesions in the optic chiasm