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The actions and uses of ophthalmic drugs : a textbook for students and practitioners /
The Actions and Uses of Ophthalmic Drugs: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners, Second Edition provides pertinent information in relation to concepts in pharmacology, the formulation and application of ophthalmic drugs, and adverse ocular effects of systemic medication. This book discusses the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1981.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Dedication; The Actions and Uses of Ophthalmic Drugs: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. General pharmacological principles; Introduction; Sources of drugs; Drug nomenclature; Pharmacological classification; General pharmacological principles; Pharmacokinetics; Absorption; Distribution; Biotransformation; Excretion; Pharmacodynamics; Biological variations; Terminology; Mechanisms of drug action; Structure-activity relationship; Drug receptors.
- Sites of actionFactors modifying drug effects and dosage; Drug toxicity; Development and use of drugs; References; Chapter 2. Ocular autonomic innervation and neurohumoral transmission; Intra-ocular musculature; Parasympathetic innervation of the eye; Sphincter pupillae muscle; Dilatator pupillae muscle; Sympathetic innervation of the eye and orbit; Antagonistic action of sympatlietic and parasympathetic; Reciprocal innervation; Sensory innervation of the eye and orbit; Axonal conduction; Acetylcholine; Noradrenaline.
- Classification of drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system(autonomic drugs)Parasympathomimetic drugs; Sympathomimetic drugs; Adrenergic receptor-blocking drugs; Adrenergic neurone-blocking drugs; Ganglion-blocking drugs; Ganglionic stimulating drugs; References; Chapter 3. Introduction to ophthalmic drugs-therapeutic and diagnostic; Therapeutic drugs; Diagnostic drugs; Pharmacological classification; Classification according to usage of ophthalmic diagnostic drugs thataffect the ocular autonomic nervous system; Choice of ophthalmic preparation; Eye lotions (Synonyms: collyr., collyrium.
- Ophthalmic lamellae and ophthalmic tabletsOcuserts; Soft contact lens adjunctive medication; References; Chapter 4. Cycloplegics-Atropine; Advantages of cycloplegic refraction; Disadvantages of cycloplegic refraction; Necessity for cycloplegic refraction; Atropine; Source; Characters; Maximum therapeutic dose; Chemistr; Pharmacological actions; Mechanism of action; Time scale; Effects on intra-ocular circulation (Figure 2.1, Colour Plates III and IV); Absorption, metabolism and excretion; Administration; Directions given to parents; Supply of atropine sulphate^ to ophthalmic opticians.
- Pre-cycloplegic examinations: careful history and symptomsCycloplegic examination; Objective checking of the cylinder axis; Interpretation of refractive results under cycloplegia; Subjective verification; The prescription; Tonus allowance; Refractive errors and atropine cycloplegia; Myopia; Hypermetropia; Previous prescription; Oculo-motor balance; Strabismus; Latent and manifest error; Binocular balancing techniques; Bichromatic tests; Advantages of atropine cycloplegia; Disadvantages of atropine cycloplegia; Precautions; Further uses of atropine; References.