Hours of learning: 10

Publication date: 2013

Aim
To provide pharmacists with an overview of the most common conditions that affect the human eye and to understand the principles behind the drug management of these conditions.

Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this course you should be able to:

• Provide a clinical understanding of the most common conditions that affect the human eye.
• Outline the drug therapy available to treat these conditions (POM and OTC) and indicate the principles of rational drug choice in individual patients.
• Identify the advice and information needs of patients with eye conditions that would enable them to manage their condition and use their medications more effectively.
• Identify opportunities for greater partnership between pharmacists, GPs and optometrists in the patient management process.