Ocular therapeutics

Combines detailed information about medications used in ophthalmology with discussion of clinical management of ocular disorders, with attention to common diseases. Reviews current concepts in medical therapy, and presents traditional, new, controversial, and possible future treatment modalities. Section I contains 10 chapters devoted to the pharmacology of drugs used in ophthalmology, covering their mechanisms of action, side effects, and clinical use. Section II provides 16 clinical chapters describing diseases involving the eye and adnexa, grouped according to anatomical location, with information on etiology and treatment. Specific syndromes are covered as well as general diseases. Includes cross references and a drug index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.