Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics

The broad field of neuroophthalmology encompasses lesions of both the afferentand efferent pathways which can result from various etiologies tumoralparaneoplast... » 

The broad field of neuroophthalmology encompasses lesions of both the afferentand efferent pathways which can result from various etiologies tumoralparaneoplastic vascular inflammatory infectious or hereditary just to namea few. This volume of Essentials in Ophthalmology is dedicated to the review ofnew developments in neuroophthalmology including those in diagnosisphysiology investigations or therapeutic options. It is divided into sixparts designed to provide the clinician with a summary of some of the newestdata regarding Diseases of the optic nerve unusual retinopathies new methodsof investigations of the retina optic nerve and visual brain neuroophthalmic implications of some systemic disorders oculomotility visualrehabilitation. This uptodate concise and practical book will help theclinician understand the unusual diseases of certain patients with neuroophthalmic disorders. TOCOptic nerve Optic neuritis and Multiple Sclerosis.Ischemic optic neuropathies. Optic disc drusen. Inherited opticneuropathies. Optic nerve tumors. Traumatic optic neuropathy recommendationsand neuroprotection. Investigations Imaging the nerve fibre layer and opticdisc. Functional Neuroanatomy of the Human Visual System A review offunctional MRI studies. Investigating visual function with multifocal visualevoked potentials. Retinal disorders Autoimmune retinopathies. Retinalresearch application to clinical practice. Systemic diseases Chorioretinallesions in infectious diseases of neuroophthalmic interest. Giant cellarteritis. Oculomotility Cerebral control of eye movements. Chronicprogressive external ophthalmoplegia A common ocular manifestation ofmitochondrial disorders. Treatment of specific types of nystagmus.Rehabilitation Rehabilitation in neuroophthalmology. «