Goals and objectives

• To know the identity of the most common viral agents causing diseases affecting the eye,  and the type of viruses they are, so that appropriate treatments can be considered
• To understand the mechanisms by which different viruses induce clinical signs of ocular disease
• To know the current treatment antivirals their model of action, and their limitations when  used to block virus replication induced clinical disease.
• To know appropriate circumstances in which steroid treatment is used to modulate virus induced immune mediated inflammatory disease

Reading assignment: Please review the attached slides from last year's course.