This advanced master’s degree in Ophthalmologywill allow you to acquire advanced knowledge and will be of great use in improving the visual health of your patients” 

Sciences related to Vision such as Optics, Optometry, Ocular Pharmacology, and Ophthalmology have experienced spectacular progress over the last ten years, together with significant technological development in the field. There have been noteworthy advances in treatment of pathologies that, until recently, were major causes of blindness, such as cataracts, glaucoma, and alterations and degeneration of the retina and the macula. 

Therefore, the subspecialization of professionals in this field is of great relevance to improving the health of people suffering from any visual pathology. To increase the training of ophthalmologists, TECH offers an educational proposal of high academic value: the advanced master’s degree in Ophthalmology. A program that, due to its size, has been distributed intov two large modules. In this way, the student will firstly enter into the study of clinical ophthalmology, to continue with a specific program on the pathology and surgery of the macula, retina and vitreous.

Thus, the program includes everything from cataract surgery, oculoplasty and tear ducts to glaucoma and ophthalmopediatrics. It also deals in depth with all the subspecialties of the retina, delving deeply into other major issues, such as AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration). In this case, the specific topics on surgery provide an additional value to this entire educational project, whose main objective is to offer a higher specialization and high academic level to promote the need of these professionals to study and increase their professional training. 

This advanced master’s degree offers the possibility to deepen and update knowledge of this subject, with the use of the latest educational technology. It offers a global vision of Ophthalmology while focusing on the most important and innovative aspects of the macula, retina and vitreous. All of this in a 100% online specialization course, which allows students to expand their knowledge and, therefore, their professional skills and competencies in a simple way, adapting the study time to fit in with the rest of their daily commitments.  

Our advanced master’s degree is a unique opportunity to study the most relevant aspects of Ophthalmology in one single program, providing you with the best training to boost your career" 

This advanced master’s degree in Ophthalmology contains the most scientific and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:  

• The development of clinical practical case studies presented by experts in Ophthalmology   
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Latests diagnostic and therapeutic developments in Ophthalmology 
• The presentation of hands-on workshops on procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques  
• Real images in high resolution and practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning  
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course  
• Special emphasis on test-based medicine and research methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments  
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection  

This advanced master’s degree is the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to expanding your knowledge in Ophthalmology, you will obtain a degree endorsed by TECH" 

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals in the world of psychiatry, who bring their work experience to this course, as well as a group of renowned specialists recognized by esteemed scientific communities.  

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 program designed to train in real situations.  

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the doctor must try to solve different professional practice situations that arise during the program. For this purpose, the physician will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by renowned experts in the field of ophthalmology who have extensive teaching experience.  

Increase your decision-making confidence by updating your knowledge through this advanced master’s degree: A program created to train the best"

We offer the best teaching methodology, with a multitude of practical content which will allow you to study in more complete and effective way"

This advanced master’s degree in Ophthalmology aims to offer a complete, detailed and up-to-date vision of this subject material to physicians who work with patients who suffer from these types of diseases. A high-level specialization to offer professionals a detailed specialist training program.  

This advanced master’s degree will allow you to acquire or update your existing knowledge in Ophthalmology in such a way that you´ll be able to offer personalized treatment to your patients” 

General Objectives

• Keep up to date with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in Ophthalmology, incorporating the latest advances in daily medical practice in order to increase the quality and safety of care and improve patient prognosis 
• Expand your knowledge about the anatomy and physiology of the retina, macula and vitreous
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the physiology of colour vision and 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
• Gain 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 potential treatments
• Expand your knowledge of other retinal vascular pathologies 
• Expand your 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 your 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 paediatric 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 your 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. Cataract Surgery Update 

• Update knowledge of cataract surgery 

Module 2. Update on Oculoplasty and Lacrimal Ducts 

• Identify advances in the approach to oculoposterior surgery 

Module 3. Glaucoma Update 

• Incorporate new developments in treating patients with glaucoma into routine medical practice  
• Review the pathophysiology of glaucoma and identify new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patients 

Module 4. Ocular Surface and Cornea Update 

• Describe the different ocular examination methods  
• Identify new developments in the approach to corneal and ocular surface pathology 

Module 5. Refractive Surgery Update 

• Determine the new methods of refractive surgery and its possible complications with ocular lenses  
• Determine the new methods used in laser refractive surgery and potential complications when using an excimer laser 

Module 6. Update in Ophthalmopediatrics 

• Expand knowledge in ophthalmopediatrics 

Module 7. Anatomy, Physiology and Exploratory and Functional Testss 

• Learn about the ophthalmoscope and its examination lenses 
• Understand the slit lamp and its exploratory alternatives 
• Broaden 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 
• Study the physiology of vision and colour vision in depth 
• Become familiar with the optical pathway and associated pathology 
• Further explore the visual cortex 
• Broaden knowledge of electrophysiological tests that explore visual function 
• Become familiar with retinography in all its modalities, fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography 
• Deepen understanding of OCT and angio-OCT 
• Further in the study of autofluorescence 
• Study ocular ultrasound in depth 

Module 8. Vascular Pathology of the Macula and Retina 

• Learn about the ocular physiology of diabetic retinopathy 
• Understand the exploratory tests for diabetic retinopathy 
• Gain a deeper understanding of diabetic macular oedema and potential treatments 
• Understand proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the treatments to be performed 
• Become familiar with 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 potential treatments 
• Know how to treat branch or central retinal arterial embolism 
• Become familiar with functional tests and potential treatments 
• 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 
• Learn differential diagnosis of macular and premacular haemorrhages and their possible treatments 

Module 9. 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 
• Understand macular drug toxicity 
• Know about subretinal neovascularisation associated with scarring and other processes 
• Gain knowledge of pigment epithelium detachment 
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of angioid grooves and their possible complications 
• Acquire a comprehensive knowledge of pachychoroid diseases 

Module 10. 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 11. Infectious Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous 

• Learn how to generally handle endophthalmitis 
• Know ocular involvement in human immunodeficiency virus, mycobacteria, retinal infection by spirochetes, ocular toxoplasmosis, toxocariasis and ocular ascariasis 
• Study the following pathologies in depth: ocular onchocerciasis, ocular loiasis, ocular cysticercosis, retinal involvement by Borrelia, retinal involvement by Bartonella, retinal involvement by
• Leptospira and retinal infection by brucellosis 
• Understand the complexities of Whipple's eye disease, ocular Ricketsiosis, ocular leprosy, herpes virus eye infections and retinal involvement, presumptive histoplasmosis syndrome, ocular candidiasis, and ocular amebiasis 

Module 12. Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies and Paediatric Retinal Pathology 

• Obtain high-level and detailed training in all aspects of hereditary retinal dystrophies 
• Learn about retinopathy of prematurity and its possible treatments 
• Learn about albinism, X-linked congenital retinoschisis, Best's disease, Stargardt's disease and familial exudative vitreoretinopathy 
• Delve into persistent fetal vasculature syndrome, Coats disease, Norrie disease and incontinentia pigmenti 
• Address, observing the latest developments in the discipline, retinal detachment in pediatric age and detachment associated with retinal coloboma 
• Update on knowledge of Stickler syndrome and Marfan's disease and their retinal affectation 

Module 13. 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 past 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 14. Tumour 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 
• Learn about retinal metastases, retinal involvement in paraneoplastic syndromes, melanocytoma and benign congenital hypertrophy of the pigment epithelium 
• Update on knowledge of pigment epithelium and retinal hamartoma, choroidal tumors, nevus, melanoma and choroidal metastases, choroidal osteoma, choroidal circumscribed hemangioma and hematologic tumors 

Module 15. Introduction to Retinal Surgery, Vitrectomy arising from Complications in 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 
• Gain 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 16. 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 17. Surgery for High Myopia. Surgery in Diseases of the Macula. 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

This program has been designed for professionals seeking the highest qualification, with the best educational material, working on real clinical cases and learning from the best professionals in the sector"