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534-309 Ocular Pharmacology

Credit points: N/A

Coordinator: Dr J Ziogas

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the third year of the Optometry course

Contact: 18 lectures (two a week for nine weeks), eight hours practicals (two 4-hour sessions) and four 1-hour tutorials

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

By the end of the teaching program in Ocular Pharmacology the optometry student should:

Comprehend:

• the various ways drugs act on the body, with a specific emphasis on drugs used in optometry and generally on the eye;
• the way drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized and eliminated, with a specific emphasis on mechanisms involving the eye;
• therapeutic uses of drugs on the eye; licit and illicit social use of drugs and implications for the eye;

Have developed:

• skills in reading the literature and keeping up to date on ocular pharmacology and toxicology;
• an ability to communicate with patients and health professionals about pharmacology and therapeutics;

Appreciate:

• the importance of drug action in the eye; the special needs of optometry patients undergoing drug therapy.

Content:

Autonomic innervation of the eye; drugs used in ocular conditions; local anaesthetics; anti-inflammatory drugs; anti-histamines; chemotherapy of ocular infection; miotics, mydriatics and cycloplegics; drug hypersensitivity; treatment of glaucoma; ocular toxicology of domestic and industrial chemicals; administration of drugs to the eye; absorption and penetration through the cornea; vehicles for topical application of drugs to the eye; preservatives; thickeners; drug regulations.

Assessment:

A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination. An oral examination may be held.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 224)

Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
Last modified:   Oct  9 1995
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