OPT-7109 Ocular Immunology and Microbiology
This course builds on the knowledge attained in the Systemic Immunology and Microbiology course. Lectures on ocular immunology and microbiology provide the framework for understanding the etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of immune-mediated inflammatory and microbial ocular diseases. The ocular immunology aspect of the course will focus on immunopathogenesis/immunopathology of immune mediated ocular diseases, epidemiology, clinical manifestations of immune-mediated ocular diseases and ocular correlates of systemic immune-mediated diseases, and pharmacotherapy. The ocular microbiology aspect of the course will focus on microbial structure/classification, epidemiology, microbial pathogenesis, clinical manifestations of ocular infections and ocular correlates of systemic infections, diagnostic/laboratory studies, and antimicrobial pharmacotherapy. This course will emphasize major themes in the four core areas of ocular microbiology (bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology). Major themes will be applied and highlighted through reading of the required/recommended textbooks and lectures.