Liu, Volpe, and Galetta’s Neuro-Ophthalmology: Diagnosis and Management

Liu, Volpe, and Galetta’s Neuro-Ophthalmology: Diagnosis and Management, 3rd Edition remains unique in its complete, authoritative coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders affecting the eye. Bridging the gap between a handbook and an encyclopedic resource, it distills a vast amount of information into a single, concise, superbly illustrated volume. User-friendly and thoroughly up to date, this highly renowned reference is a one-stop resource for current information in this growing area.

• Combines over 1,000 illustrations and cross references with tables, outlines, and flow-diagrams to provide you with everything you need to understand the underlying presentation, pathophysiology, neuroimaging, and diagnostic studies in neuro-ophthalmology, along with the ideal diagnostic, treatment, and ongoing management tools for all neuro-ophthalmic conditions.
• Covers the neurological examination and the bedside neuro-ophthalmic evaluation of comatose patients that demonstrates how the examination can be used to confirm a diagnosis arrived at from the patient history.
• Includes the expertise and knowledge of a small, hand-picked contributor team that ensure the latest advances are incorporated into each chapter.

I. History and Examination

The Neuro-ophthalmic History

The Neuro-ophthalmic Examination

II. Visual Loss and Other Disorders of the Afferent Visual pathway

Visual Loss: Overview, Visual Field Testing and Topical Diagnosis

Visual Loss: Retinal Disorders of Neuro-ophthalmic Interest

Visual Loss: Optic Neuropathies

Optic Disc Swelling: Papillederma and Other Causes

Visual Loss: Chiasmal Disorders

Retrochiasmal Disorders

Disorders of Higher Cortical Visual Function

Transient Visual Loss or Blurring

Functional Visual Loss

Visual Hallucinations and Illusions

III. Efferent Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders

Pupillary Disorders

Eyelid and Facial Nerve Disorders

Eye Movement Disorders: Third, Fourth and Sixth Nerve Palsies and Other Causes of Diplopia and Ocular Misalignment

Eye Movement Disorders: Gaze Abnormalities

Eye Movement Disorders: Nystagmus and Nystagmoid Eye Movements

Orbital Disease in Neuro-Ophthalmology

IV. Other Topics

Headache, Facial Pain and Disorders of Facial Sensation