88506 - Drug Issues and Therapeutic Implications in the Glaucomatous and Retinal Pathology

Course contents

General ocular pharmacology (topical administration, absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination)
New ways of administering drugs at the ocular level.


Outline of classical ophthalmic drug therapy of glaucomatous and retinal pathology.


New drug therapies for (anti-VEGF, Rho-kinase inhibitors, Ocular gene delivery therapy, A3 agonists and drugs that act on adenosine receptors, drugs that act on cannabinoid receptors)

Readings/Bibliography

The teaching material provided on the IOL platform (publications provided by the teacher and lesson slides) are essential for exam preparation.


Goodman; Gilman "The pharmacological bases of therapy"

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons.
To facilitate the student in following the lesson, the teaching material presented in class is made available to the student in electronic format through the IOL institutional platform before the lesson


The final evaluation also takes into consideration the level of critical analysis of the information achieved by the student.

Assessment methods

The assessment of learning takes place only through the final exam on the topics covered in class.

Teaching tools

Teaching material: the teaching material presented in class will be made available to the student in electronic format through the IOL platform.

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Rimondini Giorgini