Ophthalmic drugs
Subtitle: diagnostic and therapeutic uses
By: revised by Graham Hopkins, Richard Pearson
Contributors: Pearson, R. M. (Richard M.); Davies, P. H. O'Connor (Patrick Henry O'Connor), 1922-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann/Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780750688642
Subjects: Me dicaments ophtalmiques; Eye Diseases; Pharmacology; Ophthalmic Solutions; Ocular pharmacology; Pharmacologie oculaire; Drug therapy; Ophthalmic drugs
Description: Providing information on ocular therapeutics, this edition offers a basic grounding in pharmacological principles and drug types. It then moves on to common ocular conditions, showing how they can be diagnosed and treated using ocular therapeutics. It also contains many clinical notes and ready-reference tables.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: O'Connor Davies's ophthalmic drugs. 4th ed. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1; title: General pharmacological principles -- -- 2; title: OCular autonomic innervation -- -- 3; title: Basic microbiology -- -- 4; title: Ophthalmic dosage forms -- -- 5; title: Factors affecting the choice of diagnostic drugs -- -- 6; title: Cycloplegics -- -- 7; title: Mydriatics -- -- 8; title: Miotics -- -- 9.; title: Local anaesthetics -- -- 10; title: Stains -- -- 11; title: Contact lens solutions -- -- 12; title: Drugs for the treatment of infections -- -- 13; title: Anti-inflammatory agents -- -- 14; title: Drugs for the treatment of glaucoma -- -- 15; title: Artificial tears and ocular lubricants -- -- 16; title: Indications and contraindications for ophthalmic drugs -- -- 17; title: Ocular first aid -- -- 18; title: Drug interactions -- -- 19; title: Adverse ocular reactions to systemic drug treatment -- -- App.; title: UK Law.