About the Course

Eye care practitioners often encounter conditions requiring anti-inflammatory therapy. This course covers many different categories of anti-inflammatory agents and their uses in various pathological conditions. Topical steroids, oral steroids, topical NSAID’s, topical t-cell modulating agents and others are outlined in detail.

Learning Objectives

• To learn about oral steroids used in eye care
• To learn about topical NSAID’s used in eye care
• To learn about topical steroids used in eye care
• To learn about topical T-cell modulating agents used in eye care

Meet the Instructor

Brad Sutton, OD, FAAO
Dr. Brad Sutton is a clinical professor and is the chief of service at the Indianapolis Eye Care Center. Dr. Sutton’s main areas of clinical interest include ocular disease and surgical co-management. He is heavily involved in clinical patient care, clinical research, and teaching in many of the ocular disease courses. He has given over 500 continuing education lectures on topics related to ocular disease at the local, state, national, and international level, and has published extensively. He was named the Young OD of the year in both Tennessee and Indiana, and has served as the President of the Optometric Retina Society. He is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and the Optometric Glaucoma Society. He is a member of the American Optometric Association and is Board Certified by the American Board of Certification in Medical Optometry.