Art as Applied to Medicine

COURSE description

Offered: Second Quarter, Second Year
Instructors: Howard Bartner, Associate Professor
Juan Garcia, Assistant Professor
Gary Lees, Associate Professor

Credits: 4 Credits: 12 studio hours per wee

Intensive review of gross and microscopic anatomy of the orbit. Common ophthalmological surgical procedures are observed and sketched; one procedure is rendered to completion. Special illustration techniques and introduction to the use of the patient examination instruments unique to ophthalmology are presented.

COURSE objectives

Illustrate, with accepted conventions, normal anatomy of the external eye, orbital contents, histology of the peripheral fundus, macula, and optic disc.

Develop skills in a variety of drawing and painting techniques appropriate to the subject and purpose.

Complete surgical illustrations systematically by: sketching directly from surgery, counseling with surgeon, and illustrating for appropriate audience.

Use correct terminology when consulting with and illustrating for the ophthalmologist.

resources

Wilmer Eye Institute: faculty, library and facilities

(1) indirect ophthalmoscope and (4) direct ophthalmoscopes and (1) slit lamp

Bartner Fundus Model

Department of Art as Applied to Medicine ophthalmology library (see library inventory list)

Collection of original fundus paintings by Annette Burgess

COURSE assignments

Watercolor painting of external eye,

Watercolor painting of blue and brown iris,

One example of each: Continuous tone rendering of cornea, lens, and iris-corneal angle,

Observation, sketching, and watercolor painting of normal ocular fundus,

Observation and watercolor painting of ocular surgery (one procedure).

COURSE evaluation

1:1 faculty-student interface

Interim class critiques

Single project evaluations

Written examination

Final grade

schedule

Three half days and one half Saturday per week during the fourth quarter. See the departmental calendar for the 2nd year students.

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Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
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