Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-07022-8 (ISBN)
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.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2010 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Essentials in Ophthalmology |
| Zusatzinfo | XIX, 335 p. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 242 mm |
| Gewicht | 608 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde |
| Schlagworte | anatomy • Development • Eye • Genetics • Infectious Diseases • mitochondria • Neuropathie • Nystagmus • Oculomotility • Optic nerve • Optic neuropathies • retina • Retinal disorders • visual evoked potential (VEP) |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-07022-1 / 3642070221 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-07022-8 / 9783642070228 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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