Irritated Eyes (But Not Red)
Irritated Eyes: Introduction Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print The Problem “My child’s eyes are irritated” but not red (bloodshot). Common Causes Idiopathic (general light sensitivity) Blepharitis/dry eyes…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Decreased Vision in Older Children
Decreased Vision in Older Children: Introduction Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print The Problem “My child is having trouble seeing.” Common Causes Needs glasses Learning disorder Wants glasses…
The Infant Who Does Not Appear to See
The Infant Who Does Not Appear To See: Introduction Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print The Problem “My baby doesn’t see.” Common Causes Otherwise normal baby: delayed visual…
Optic Nerve Disorders
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen ANATOMY OF THE OPTIC NERVE Intraocular course Intraorbital course Intracanalicular course Intracranial course CLINICAL EXPRESSION OF DISEASE Pallor and cupping Optic disc swelling (edema) Accompanying…
Understanding Visual Field Defects
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen OPTICS AND MEDIA RETINA Organization Visual field defects NERVE FIBER LAYER/OPTIC DISC Organization Visual field defects THE CHIASM Organization Visual field defects OVERVIEW OF RETROCHIASMAL…
Testing Sensory Visual Function
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen CLINICAL TESTS OF CENTRAL VISUAL FUNCTION Visual acuity testing Contrast sensitivity testing Brightness sense testing Photo-stress testing Amsler grid testing Color vision testing Stereopsis testing…
Supranuclear Visual Motor System and Nystagmus
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen INTERNUCLEAR ORGANIZATION: GAZE CENTERS Horizontal gaze Vertical gaze SUPRANUCLEAR PATHWAYS AND DISORDERS Saccades Pursuit Vestibulo-ocular reflex Optokinetic reflex Vergence Fixation reflex NYSTAGMUS Classification and terminology…
Neurovascular and Neurocutaneous Diseases
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE Carotid disease Vertebrobasilar disease Arteriovenous malformation Arterial-cavernous sinus fistula Aneurysms Dolichoectatic arteries NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES Neurofibromatosis Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis (Sturge-Weber syndrome) Retinal angiomatosis (von Hippel…
Disorders of the Chiasm and Retrochiasmal Visual Pathways
CHAPTER OUTLINE Print Section Listen CHIASM AND PARASELLAR REGION Signs and symptoms: neuroanatomic correlation Disorders of the chiasm Evaluation and management OPTIC TRACT Anatomy Signs and symptoms Disorders of the…
