By
Jimmy Bartlett, OD, DOS, ScD, Professor of Optometry, School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA
Siret Jaanus, PhD, LHD, Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, State College of Optometry, NY;
Professor Emerita, Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton, CA, USA
Description
Written by experts in the field, this comprehensive resource offers valuable information on the practical uses of drugs in primary eye
care. Discussions of the pharmacology of ocular drugs such as anti-infective agents, anti-glaucoma drugs, and anti-allergy drugs lead
to more in-depth information on ocular drugs used to treat a variety of disorders, including diseases of the eyelids, corneal diseases,
ocular infections, and glaucoma. The book also covers ocular toxicology, focusing on drug interactions, ocular effects of systemic drugs,
and life-threatening systemic emergencies.
