Ocular Pathology II

At the end of OPT 409 (Ocular Pathology II) course, the students should be able to: 1. describe and classify ocular disease processes; 2. explain the mechanism of ocular pathology such as eyelid diseases and diseases of ocular adnexa; 3. describe clinical presentation of different ocular adnexa diseases; 4. discuss differential diagnosis of anterior segment disorders; and 5. discuss the management anterior eyes segment disorders.

Classification of ocular disease processes; mechanism of ocular pathology. Disease of eyelid and adnexa. Patho-physiology, detection, diagnosis and management of anterior segment disorders: Tear film, conjunctiva, cornea, episclera and sclera; their signs and symptoms, clinical presentations. Differential diagnosis of anterior segment disorders. Clinical demonstration is included.