OPT 6328 Ocular Pharmacology
Three hours of lecture per week. A continuation of the "Organ Pathology". Medications affecting the endocrine, autonomic nervous, central nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitor-urinary systems. Toxicology and drug interactions. Ocular side effects of systemic medications. Principles of ocular application of pharmacologic agents to include drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, dosage, potency, action and routes of administration. Diagnostic topical pharmacology to include autonomic drugs such as cycloplegics and mydriatics. Miotics. The local and systemic side effects of autonomic drugs. Autonomic side effects of non-autonomic topical medications and systemic medications. Topical anesthetics and their mechanism and duration of action. The use of anesthetics in the diagnosis and treatment of eye trauma and disease. Anti-infective drugs in eye care to include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiprotozoals. Anti-inflammatory drugs in eye care to include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and steroidal drugs. Immunosuppressant drugs in dry eye therapy. Hyperosmotics. Intraocular pressure lowering drugs to include aqueous suppression drugs, aqueous outflow drugs, combination suppression and outflow drugs, and miotics. Lubricant and ocular surface hydration medications. A clinical approach to the pharmacology.
Offered
Spring