Syllabus For The Subject GENERAL & OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY

UNIT - 01

GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY - DEFINITION - PHARMACOKINETICS

UNIT - 02

PHARMACODYNAMICS - ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION - ADVERSE EFFECTS

UNIT - 03

OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY - PHARMACOKINETICS AND ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION -

TOPICAL - SUB CONJUNCTIVAL INJECTION - ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SUBTENON

INJECTION - RETROBULBAR INJECTION - INTRACAMERAL INJECTION - INTRAVITREAL

INJECTION - ORAL PREPARATION - INTRA MUSCULAR AND INTRA VENOUS INJECTION

UNIT - 04

ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY - ANTIBIOTICS - DEFINITION -

PRINCIPLES OF ACTION - SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIBIOTICS - INDICATION OF ANTIBIOTIC

USE - ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS - DEFINITION - PRINCIPLES OF ACTION - SIDE EFFECTS OF

ANTI FUNGALS - INDICATION OF ANTI FUNGALS

UNIT - 05

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS - DEFINITION - PRINCIPLES OF ACTION - SIDE EFFECTS OF

ANTIVIRAL - INDICATION OF ANTIVIRAL

UNIT - 06

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

UNIT - 07

STEROIDS - AVAILABLE FORMS - PRINCIPLE OF STEROID THERAPY - INDICATION OF

STEROIDS - CONTRA INDICATION OF STEROIDS - COMPLICATIONS - NON STEROIDS -

AVAILABLE FORMS - MECHANISM OF ACTION - SIDE EFFECTS OF NON STEROID

UNIT - 08

ARTIFICIAL TEARS - AVAILABLE FORMS - USES - ANAESTHETIC AGENTS - MECHANISM

OF ACTION - ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION - LOCAL ANAESTHESIA - REGIONAL

ANAESTHESIA

UNIT - 09

AGENTS USED TO IMPROVE THE ACTION OF LOCAL ANAESTHETIC AGENTS - EFFECTS

OF RETROBULBAR BLOCK - COMPLICATION OF RETROBULBAR INJECTION - MYDRIATICS

AND CYCLOPLEGICS - PARASYMPATHOLYTIC AGENTS - ATROPINE - HOMATROPINE -

CYCLOPENTOLATE - TROPICAMIDE - DURATION OF ACTION - MECHANISM OF ACTION -

OPHTHALMIC USES - ADVERSE REACTION - PREPARATION - PRECAUTION -

Vinayaka Missions University,Directorate of Distance Education

Salem India

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN OPTOMETRY

2 Yr.

GENERAL & OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY[BOPT-(L)](1060108)

SYMPATHOMIMETIC AGENTS - EPINEPHRINE - PHENYLEPHRINE - DURATION OF ACTION

- MECHANISM OF ACTION - OPHTHALMIC USES - ADVERSE REACTION - PREPARATION -

PRECAUTION

UNIT - 10

MIOTICS - PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS - PILOCARPINE - CARBACHOL - DURATION OF

ACTION - MECHANISM OF ACTION - INDICATION - SIDE EFFECT - VISCOELASTIC

SUBSTANCES - MECHANISM OF ACTION - AVAILABLE FORMS - ANTERIOR CHAMBER

IRRIGATING SOLUTIONS - BALANCED SALT SOLUTION - COMPONENTS - USES

UNIT - 11

CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS - HARD CONTACT LENS SOLUTION - WETTING SOLUTION -

CLEANING SOLUTION - SOAKING SOLUTION - COMFORT OR CONDITIONER SOLUTION -

DECONGESTANT SOLUTION - DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTION - SOFT CONTACT LENS SOLUTION

- PROPHYLACTIC CLEANING SOLUTION - ENZYMATIC CLEANER - THERMAL

DISINFECTING, RINSING AND STORAGE SOLUTION - CHEMICAL DISINFECTANT AND

STORAGE SOLUTION - COMFORT SOLUTION

UNIT - 12

DYES USED IN OPHTHALMOLOGY - FLUORESCEIN SODIUM - USES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

- FUNDUS FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY - OTHER USES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY -

PREPARATION - SIDE EFFECTS - TOXIC REACTION - ROSE BENGAL - ACTION -

OPHTHALMIC USES - MISCELLANEOUS AGENTS - METHYLENE BLUE - TRYPAN BLUE -

INDOCYANINE GREEN - THERAPY OF NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS - AFFECTING THE EYE -

VITAMIN A - VITAMIN B1 - B6 - B12 - VITAMIN C - VITAMIN D - VITAMIN K - FUNCTIONS -

OCULAR SIGNS IN DEFICIENCY - FOOD SOURCES - RECOMMENDED DOSE -

ANTISEPTICS AND DISINFECTANTS - STERILIZATION - REDUCTION OF BIOBURDEN -

VARIOUS METHODS - STERILIZATION - CLASSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL AGENTS - ACTION

- USES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY - PREPARATION - GAS STERILIZATION - ETHYLENE OXIDE -

METHOD - DISADVANTAGES - STERILIZATION OF OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENTS -

PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION OF PERIOCULAR SKIN