Full Description
A unique synthesis of a pharmacology textbook and practical guide, based on a highly successful series published in Optician, this book will be invaluable to all optometrists and dispensing opticians.
Contents
An introduction: The issues surrounding the future expansion of the optometrists' role in ocular therapeutics in the UK; Legislation, legal aspects of medicine use and medicine types; Anatomy, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology of the eye; Neuropharmacology of the central and autonomic nervous system; Ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, their formulation and use; Medication-related adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and the anterior eye tissues; Vasodilation and inflammation of the anterior surface and its management; Medication-related adverse drug reactions (ADRs) - extra and intraocular muscles; Anti-infective drugs for ophthalmic use in primary eye care; Ophthalmic corticosteroids: management of the ocular inflammatory response; Systemic medications, intraocular pressure and the medical management of open-angle glaucoma; Appendix - UK-marketed pharmaceuticals relevant to management of ocular diseases