Learn about the new developments in Macula, Retina and Vitreous Pathology and Surgery, and offer a more personalized care to your patients" 

This professional master’s degree in Macula, Retina and Vitreous Pathology and Surgery deals in depth with all the subspecialties of the retina, delving deeply into other major issues, such as AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration). In addition, the specific topics on surgery provide an additional value to this entire educational project, the main objective of which is to offer a high-level qualification to support the need for study of these professionals and increase their professional skills.

Specifically, this program deals exhaustively with diseases such as AMD, which has a wide repercussion in society and in daily life, or tumors, uveitis and infections, for which there is a scarce bibliographic reference, so a high-level qualification such as this will allow our students to obtain an advanced knowledge in this field.

Completion of the professional master’s degree will give students the confidence they require for the full development of their profession, covering complex pathologies and surgical processes that they can subsequently develop in their daily clinical-surgical activity. It will also serve as a basis for further consultation in order to solve complex or doubtful cases in their daily work.

The professional master’s degree has specialized teaching staff in ocular pathology and surgery, who contribute both their practical experience from their day-to-day work in private practice, as well as their long experience in teaching at a national and international level. In addition, it has the advantage of being a 100% online program, so the student can decide where and when they would like to study. This way, you will be able to flexibly self-manage your study hours.

This professional master’s degree is the best option you can find to increase your knowledge in eye disease and give a boost to your professional career"

This professional master’s degree in Macula, Retina and Vitreous Pathology and Surgery contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• The development of more than 75 clinical cases presented by experts in ocular pathology and 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
• The presentation of practical workshops on procedures and techniques
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Action protocols and clinical practice guidelines, which cover the most important latest developments in this specialist area
• Theoretical lessons, questions for experts, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection work
• Special emphasis on test-based medicine and research methodologies
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree is the best investment you can make in a qualification to update your knowledge in Macula, Retina and Vitreous Pathology and Surgery"

The teaching staff includes a team of prestigious urologists, who bring their experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading scientific societies.

The 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 training experience designed to train for real-life situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of Macula, Retina and Vitreous Pathology and Surgery with extensive teaching experience.

This 100% online professional master’s degree will allow you to study from anywhere in the world. All you need is a computer or mobile device with an internet connection"

Our innovative teaching methodology will allow you to study as if you were dealing with real cases, and therefore increasing your training"

The program in Macula, Retina and Vitreous Pathology and Surgery is designed to facilitate the performance of the healthcare professional with the latest advances and most innovative treatments in the sector. 

This program will generate a sense of security in daily practice performance and help you grow professionally"

General objectives

• Expand your knowledge about the anatomy and physiology of the retina, macula and vitreous
• Know in detail the physiology of colour vision and its functional tests
• Become familiar with the latest exploratory techniques such as angiography or OCT, for their application in a clinic
• Delve into the full extent and depth of diabetic retinopathy and its possible treatments
• Have an in-depth knowledge of branch vein and central retinal vein thrombosis and its possible treatments
• Broaden knowledge of central retinal artery embolism and its treatment
• Understand macroaneurysms, macular telangiectasias, their differential diagnosis and their possible treatments
• Expand knowledge of other retinal vascular pathologies
• Expand knowledge of the diseases affecting the epithelium pigment of the macula, Bruch's membrane and choroid - pachychoroids
• Understand maculopathy radiation, siderosis and chalcosis
• Learn about light stress disorders of the macula and other disorders such as epithelium pigment detachments or angioid streaks
• Have a broad perspective on pachychoroid diseases
• Expand knowledge about inflammatory diseases of the retina, macula and vitreous
• Know the diagnostic tests for uveitis, treatment of cystoid macular oedema, as well as other inflammatory diseases of the macula
• Delve into autoimmune retinopathies and masquerade syndromes
• Acquire a broad and in-depth knowledge of infectious diseases of the retina, macula and vitreous
• Study in-depth about hereditary retinal dystrophies
• Broaden the understanding of the pathology of the retina, macula and vitreous in the pediatric age group
• Provide a comprehensive overview of all aspects related to age-related macular degeneration
• Exapand knowledge of the full extent of retinal, choroidal and vitreous tumor pathology
• Provide the student with the highest level of knowledge in the world regarding retina, macula and vitreous surgery
• Deepen understanding of vitrectomies associated with complications of anterior pole surgeries
• Obtain detailed knowledge of surgery in diabetic patients, as well as surgical techniques applicable to endophthalmitis and virus retinitis
• Obtain a comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of retinal detachment treatment
• Learn all about surgery for myopia, the most common diseases of the macula and ocular trauma
• Learn the latest surgical techniques

Specific objectives

Module 1. Anatomy, Physiology and Exploratory and Functional Tests

• Learn about the ophthalmoscope and its examination lenses
• Understand the slit lamp and its exploratory alternatives
• Deepen knowledge of the anatomy of the retina, macula and vitreous in all its possibilities
• Enhance knowledge of the ageing of the vitreous and the pathology it can cause
• An in-depth study of the physiology of vision and colour vision
• Knowledge of the optical pathway and its associated pathology
• Further explore the visual cortex
• Deepen the knowledge of electrophysiological tests that explore visual function
• Know retinography in all its modalities, fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography
• Deepen understanding of OCT and angioOCT
• Further in the study of autofluorescence
• In-depth study of ocular ultrasound

Module 2. Vascular Pathology of the Macula and Retina

• Learn about the ocular physiology of diabetic retinopathy
• Understand the exploratory tests for diabetic retinopathy
• Have a deeper understanding of diabetic macular edema and its possible treatments
• Understand proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the treatments to be performed
• Be aware of the complications that can occur in diabetic retinopathy
• Know how to identify branch vein and central retinal vein obstruction and know the tests for its diagnosis
• Know about the possible treatments to apply
• Know how to treat branch or central retinal arterial embolism
• Know the functional tests and possible treatments to be applied
• Learn about retinal arterial macroaneurysm
• Gain an understanding of idiopathic macular telangiectasias, their classification and differential diagnosis, as well as their treatment
• Learn about ocular ischaemia syndrome
• Understand the ocular impact of high blood pressure
• Know how to identify Eales disease and the pathology associated with blood dyscrasias
• Know the differential diagnosis of macular and premacular haemorrhages and their possible treatments

Module 3. Diseases of the Pigmentary Epithelium, Bruch's Membrane, Choroid and Pachychoroid

• Know about radiation maculopathy
• Learn about retinal diseases such as siderosis, calcinosis and other retinal storage diseases
• Understand light toxicity diseases of the macula
• An understanding of macular drug toxicity
• Know about subretinal neovascularisation associated with scarring and other processes
• Gain knowledge about pigment epithelium detachment
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of angioid grooves and their possible complications
• Acquire a comprehensive knowledge of pachychoroid diseases

Module 4. Inflammatory Eye Diseases with Affectation of Macula, Retina and Vitreous

• Know the basic and exploratory principles of uveitis
• Learn about cystoid macular oedema
• Understand evanescent whitehead disease and associated diseases
• Know about acute multifocal posterior placoid disease
• Develop a thorough understanding of serpiginous choroiditis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, multifocal choroiditis, sympathetic ophthalmia, autoimmune retinopathies, intermediate uveitis and masquerade syndromes

Module 5. Infectious Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous

• Acquire a general management of endophthalmitis
• Know the ocular involvement of human immunodeficiency virus, mycobacteria, spirochetal retinal infection, ocular toxoplasmosis, toxocariasis, ocular ascaris, ocular onchocerciasis, ocular loiasis, ocular cysticercosis, retinal involvement by Borrelia, retinal involvement by Bartonella, Leptospira retinal involvement, brucellosis retinal infection, Whipple's disease of the eye, ocular Rickettsiosis, ocular leprosy, ocular herpes virus infections and retinal involvement, presumptive histoplasmosis syndrome, ocular candidiasis and ocular amebiasis

Module 6. Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies and Paediatric Retinal Pathology

• Obtain a high level of training in all aspects of hereditary retinal dystrophies in detail
• Learn about retinopathy of prematurity and its possible treatments
• Gain knowledge of albinism, X-linked congenital retinoschisis, Best's disease, Stargardt's disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, persistent fetal vasculature syndrome, Coats' disease, Norrie's disease, incontinentia pigmenti, retinal detachment in the paediatric age, detachment associated with retinal coloboma, Stickler's syndrome and Marfan's disease and how it affects the retina

Module 7. Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

• Learn about the epidemiology and genetics of AMD
• Gain a thorough understanding of the histopathology of AMD
• Understand all aspects of clinical examination and consultation findings in AMD
• Learn about everything related to OCT and OCT and AMD
• Deepen understanding of old and current classifications of AMD
• Learn about each and every one of the treatments that have been applied and are currently being applied in AMD
• Know how to apply the new treatments used in AMD
• Understand the unique situations related to AMD

Module 8. Tumor Pathology of the Retina, Choroid and Vitreous

• Develop an in-depth understanding of retinal tumours, such as retinoblastoma
• Learn about cavernous and racemose haemangioma
• Further study on capillary hemangioblastoma and Von Hippel– Lindau disease
• Study tuberous sclerosis and retinal phacomatoses
• Understand retinal metastases, retinal involvement in paraneoplastic syndromes, melanocytoma, benign congenital hypertrophy of the pigment epithelium, pigment epithelium and retinal hamartoma, choroidal tumors, nevus, melanoma and choroidal metastases, choroidal osteoma, choroidal circumscribed hemangioma, and haematological tumors

Module 9. Introduction to retinal surgery, vitrectomy arising from complications of anterior pole surgery, surgery on diabetic patients, endophthalmitis and viral retinitis

• Know the instruments and different therapeutic alternatives for retinal surgery
• Study basic vitrectomy techniques
• Know how to identify surgical techniques to resolve complications arising from cataract surgery
• Further develop knowledge of the surgical techniques necessary to resolve complications arising from glaucoma surgery
• Learn how to do a diagnostic biopsy
• Have knowledge of surgery for the treatment of diabetes mellitus, surgical management of endophthalmitis, surgical treatment of virus retinitis, and intravitreal drugs and their concentrations

Module 10. Comprehensive Treatment for Retinal Detachment

• Know the basic and exploratory principles of retinal detachment
• Learn the principles of surgery for the treatment of retinal detachment
• Know how to perform scleral surgery applicable to retinal detachment
• Learn the principles of surgery for the treatment of retinal detachment
• Know the alternative methods for the treatment of retinal detachment
• Learn about retinal detachment vitrectomy
• Know the complex techniques for the treatment of retinal detachment
• Understand the complications of retinal detachment treatment

Module 11. Surgery for High Myopia. Surgery in macular diseases. Surgical Techniques in Ocular Trauma. Latest Surgical Techniques

• Know about restorative surgery associated with high myopia
• Acquire the surgical techniques applicable to the main diseases of the macula, such as macular hole, epiretinal membranes or vitreomacular traction syndromes
• Study surgical techniques for the repair of ocular trauma
• Learn about other surgical techniques for the treatment of specific retinal pathologies, such as Terson's syndrome, macular translocation, artificial vision, or surgical techniques for the repair of choroidal detachments

Our goal is to achieve academic excellence and to help you achieve it too”