CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE Neuroanatomy Clinical testing Symptoms of trigeminal nerve dysfunction FACIAL NUMBNESS CAUSES OF FACIAL PAIN AND HEADACHE Migraine Tension-type headache Cluster headache Ocular…
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen OCULAR DISEASES Anterior segment disorders Retinal disorders ELUSIVE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DISORDERS Amblyopia Retrobulbar and intracranial disorders NONORGANIC (FUNCTIONAL) DISORDERS OF VISION History Examining patients with functional…
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen INTRODUTION CHIEF COMPLAINT AND HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Visual loss Positive visual and hallucinations Diplopia Ptosis Anisocoria Pain and Photophobia REVIEW OF SYSTEMS AND OTHER…
Introduction Print Section Listen Section I contains a single chapter that discusses the neuro-ophthalmic history, outlines the components of the neuro-ophthalmic examination, and introduces the important high-tech tools that have…
Laboratory Techniques and Special Stains SPECIMEN HANDLING IN THE OPHTHALMIC PATHOLOGY LABORATORY This chapter discusses the basic principles of practical ocular histopathology and summarizes techniques used in the handling, gross…
Optic Nerve Developmental anomalies of the optic nerve include optic nerve aplasia and hypoplasia, optic pits, optic nerve colobomas, and the morning glory disc anomaly (MGDA). Bilateral hypoplasia is often…
Retinoblastoma and Simulating Lesions Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular tumor of childhood in Europe and the United States. On a worldwide basis, it is the most common primary intraocular…
Intraocular Tumors in Adults MELANOCYTIC TUMORS OF THE UVEAL TRACT Introduction In adults, most intraocular tumors arise from, or involve the uveal tract, the eye’s middle coat composed of the…
