This spring, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will be offering OPHTHALM 750: Ocular Pathologies and Mammalian Visual System, taught in person by Drs. Colleen McDowell and Mrinalini Hoon.
Course summary: An integrated approach to learn basic aspects of the mammalian visual system from anatomy and molecular/cellular biology to current and future therapeutic treatments of common ocular disorders. Seven general areas will be covered including development and anatomy of the eye, physiology of the visual system, immunology and ocular surface diseases, retinal diseases, glaucoma, and translational approaches to vision research.