Neuro Ophthalmology
Neuro-ophthalmology is an ophthalmic subspecialty that addresses the relationship between the eye and the brain, specifically disorders of the optic nerve, orbit, and brain, associated with visual symptoms. Today, neuro-ophthalmologists provide comprehensive clinical care to a broad spectrum of patients with visual disturbance from optic nerve diseases, central nervous system disorders, ocular motility dysfunction, and pupillary abnormalities.
Common types of neuro-ophthalmic diseases
Numerous disorders are considered to be in the realm of neuro-ophthalmology and are evaluated by the neuro-ophthalmology service.
A partial list of the most common neuro-ophthalmic conditions are listed below:
- Optic neuritis
- Ischemic optic neuropathy (including temporal arteritis)
- Compressive optic neuropathy (including pituitary tumors)
- Papilledema (including pseudotumor cerebri)
- Inflammatory and infectious optic neuropathies
- Cerebrovascular disorder involving vision
- Tumors involving vision
- Blephrospasm (including botulinum injections)
- Hemifacial spasm (including botulinum injections)
- Thyroid eye disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Ocular motor disorders (including cranial nerve palsies)
- Pupillary abnormalities
- Paraneoplastic disorders (including paraneoplastic retinopathies and optic neuropathies)
- Hereditary optic neuropathies