655-341 Ocular Histopathology

Pathology 531-202 or 531-201.

This subject will apply the knowledge learnt in 531-201/531-202 Principles of Pathology to diseases that affect the eye. Upon completion of this subject students will understand the general principles of inflammation and wound healing as applied to ocular tissues. In addition, students will understand the process of tissue damage secondary to traumatic or infectious insult, including the different aspects of the immune response. Students will be able to identify and interpret the light and electron microscopic changes that occur within ocular tissues during different disease processes. Topics to be covered will include the classification of disease types within the eye (eg. allergic, auto-immune, congenital, degenerative, familial, neoplastic, toxic, traumatic), cellular aspects of adaptation to abnormal states, cell injury and cell death, immunopathology as applied to the eye, haemo-dynamic disorders as applied to the eye, and pathogenesis of ocular diseases.

A 2-hour written examination at the end of the semester (80%) and assessment of practical work (20%).

• M Yanoff and B S Fine, Ocular Pathology. 5th edn, Mosby-Wolfe, 2003.