Neuro-ophthalmology — Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo de la neurooftalmología: vías visuales y pupilares, neuropatías ópticas, parálisis oculomotoras, síndromes pupilares, alteraciones campicidas y urgencias en la interfaz entre neurología y oftalmología.

What it covers

1. Optical Pathway: Functional Anatomy
2. · Structure of the retina and ganglion cells
3. · Optic nerve (II cranial nerve)
4. · optic chiasm
5. · Optic tract, NGL and optical radiation
6. · Injury-campimetric defect correlation
7. Pupillary Pathways: Anatomy and Reflexes
8. · Afferent pathway of the photomotor reflex (RFM)
9. · Parasympathetic efferent pathway (miosis)
10. · Ocular sympathetic pathway (mydriasis) — Three neurons
11. Extrinsic Ocular Motility: Anatomy and Control
12. · The six extraocular muscles and their functions
13. · Supranuclear eye movement centers
14. · Medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)
15. Papilledema and Intracranial Hypertension
16. · Physiopathological mechanism
17. · Staging of Frisén (grades I–V)
18. · Differential diagnosis: pseudopapilledema
19. Optic Neuritis
20. · Clinical forms
21. · The ONTT (Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial) study
22. Ischemic Optic Neuropathies (AION)
23. · Giant cell arteritis (GCA) — Neuro-ophthalmological emergency
24. · Comparison NOIA-NA vs NOIA-A
25. Other Optic Neuropathies
26. · Compressive optic neuropathy
27. · Toxic and nutritional optic neuropathy
28. · Glaucoma as optic neuropathy
29. Palsy of the III Cranial Nerve (Oculomotor)
30. · Anatomy and path of the III nerve
31. · Complete clinical picture of the III nerve
32. · Etiology according to pupillary presentation
33. Paralysis of the IV Cranial Nerve (Trochlear)
34. · Clinical picture
35. · Etiology and differential diagnosis
36. Palsy of the VI Cranial Nerve (Abducens)
37. · Clinical picture
38. · Etiology: the "location sign" rule
39. Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (OIN)
40. · OIN Clinic
41. · Special syndromes
42. Horner syndrome
43. · Classical triad and additional findings
44. · Diagnostic pharmacology to locate the lesion
45. · Etiology according to the affected neuron
46. Adie's Tonic Pupil
47. · Clinical
48. Argyll Robertson pupil
49. · Diagnostic characteristics
50. Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RPFD) and Other Anomalies
51. · DFAP (Marcus Gunn's Pupil)
52. · Physiological anisocoria vs. pathological
53. · Pharmacological mydriasis vs. structural
54. Campimetry and Campimetric Syndromes
55. · Campimetric terminology
56. · Clinical evaluation of the visual field
57. · Cortical blindness and Anton syndrome
58. · Balint syndrome
59. Nystagmus: Classification and Diagnosis
60. · Nystagmus classification
61. Eyelid Ptosis
62. · Myasthenia gravis and ptosis: the neuro-ophthalmological chameleon
63. Exophthalmos and Orbital Proptosis
64. · Causes of unilateral proptosis vs. bilateral
65. · Thyroid orbitopathy (Serious)
66. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
67. · Epidemiology and risk factors
68. · Modified Dandy diagnostic criteria (Friedman)
69. · Clinical
70. · Treatment
71. Classic Neuro-ophthalmological Syndromes
72. Neuro-ophthalmological emergencies