Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to ocular pharmacology for trainees and practising ophthalmologists.

Beginning with the basic physiological aspects of ocular pharmacology and ophthalmic drug administration, the following sections discuss different types of drugs used in the treatment of eye disease.

The final sections examine contact lens care systems, nutritional supplements and adverse effects of systematically administered drugs into the eye.

This useful, quick reference text is highly illustrated with more than 145 images and tables.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to ocular pharmacology for trainees and practising ophthalmologists
Covers different drugs for treatment of eye diseases
Includes section on adverse effects of systematically administered drugs
Highly illustrated with more than 145 images and tables

Contents:

Anatomical and Physiological Basis of Ocular Pharmacotherapy
Routes of Ocular Drug Administration
Ocular Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
Ophthalmic Formulations and Ocular Drug Delivery
Mydriatics and Cycloplegics
Ophthalmic Dyes
Antibacterial Agents
Antiviral Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
Drugs Used in Ocular Pain and Inflammation
Corticosteroids
Drugs used in Ocular Allergy
Local Anesthetics in Ophthalmology Practice
Immunomodulators
Antiglaucoma Drugs
Drugs used in Retinal Diseases
Drugs Used in the Treatment of Dry Eyes
Miscellaneous Drugs

Hyperosmotic Agents
Surgical Adjuncts
Sterilization, Disinfection and Antiseptics in Ophthalmology
Contact Lens Care Systems
Nutritional Supplements

Gene Delivery and Disease Modulation in the Eye
Ocular Adverse Effects of Systemically Administered Drugs