Overview

The broad field of neuro-ophthalmology encompasses lesions of both the afferent and efferent pathways, which can result from various etiologies: tumoral, paraneoplastic, vascular, inflammatory, infectious, or hereditary, just to name a few. This volume of Essentials in Ophthalmology is dedicated to the review of new developments in neuro-ophthalmology, including those in diagnosis, physiology, investigations or therapeutic options. It is divided into six parts, designed to provide the clinician with a summary of some of the newest data regarding diseases of the optic nerve, unusual retinopathies, new methods of investigations of the retina, optic nerve, and visual brain, neuro-ophthalmic implications of some systemic disorders, oculomotility, visual rehabilitation. This up-to-date, concise, and practical book will help the clinician understand the unusual diseases of certain patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders.

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Author:   Birgit Lorenz ,  Francois-Xavier Borruat
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2008 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.792kg
ISBN:  

9783540336785

ISBN 10:   3540336788
Pages:   335
Publication Date:   09 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Optic Nerve.- Optic Neuritis and Multiple Sclerosis.- Ischemic Optic Neuropathies.- Optic Disc Drusen.- Inherited Optic Neuropathies.- Optic Nerve Tumours.- Traumatic Optic Neuropathy: Recommendations and Neuroprotection.- Investigations.- Imaging the Nerve Fiber Layer and Optic Disc.- Functional Neuroanatomy of the Human Visual System: A Review of Functional MRI Studies.- Investigating Visual Function with Multifocal Visual Evoked Potentials.- Retinal Disorders.- Autoimmune Retinopathies.- Retinal Research: Application to Clinical Practice.- Systemic Disease.- Chorioretinal Lesions in Infectious Diseases of Neuroophthalmic Interest.- Giant Cell Arteritis.- Oculomotility.- Cerebral Control of Eye Movements.- Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia – A Common Ocular Manifestation of Mitochondrial Disorders.- Treatment of Specific Types of Nystagmus.- Rehabilitation.- Rehabilitation in Neuroophthalmology.

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