OPT 215 Ocular Physiology
Study of the normal physiologic homeostasis and function of the eye to include the orbit, eyelids, lacrimal system, corneal physiology, corneal transparency and eye tissue wound healing. Other topics will include the physiology of the crystalline lens, vitreous, choroid, retina and uveal track. Aqueous humor production, circulation and elimination. Intraocular pressure control and mechanistic pathways for clinical intervention in the treatment of glaucoma. Tear flow dynamics and dry eye. Exophthalmometry and anesthesiometry. Blood flow and vascular dynamics of the tissues of the eye and adnexa. Accommodative and pupillary functions. An introduction to ocular diseases associated with malfunction of normal ocular physiology.