Eye movement disorders /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wong, Agnes M. F., 1968-
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 294 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Eye -- Movement disorders. Ocular Motility Disorders. Eye -- Movement disorders. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187006

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ISBN:	9780199717279 0199717273 9780195324266 0195324269 1281925527 9781281925527
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-274) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Eye Movement Disorders, by Dr. Agnes Wong, fills a great void in the Ophthalmology and Neurology literature by presenting eye movement disorders in a full-color, highly illustrative format. This text explains eye movement disorders in a concise yet comprehensive manner, which makes it an excellent reference book and an outstanding learning text for anyone trying to master the intricate relationship between eye movement disorders, and their underlying neuroanatomy and pathophysiology. Its easy-to-read and user-friendly approach will appeal to specialists in Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosu.
Other form:	Print version: Wong, Agnes M.F., 1968- Eye movement disorders. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 9780195324266 0195324269

Table of Contents:

Eye rotations, the extraocular muscles, and strabismus terminology
Introduction to the six eye movement systems and the visual fixation system
The vestibular and optokinetic systems
The saccadic system
The smooth pursuit system
The vergence system
Nystagmus
Saccadic dyskinesia, other involuntary eye movements, and gaze deviations
Ocular motor disorders caused by lesions in the brainstem
Ocular motor disorders caused by lesions in the cerebellum
Ocular motor disorders caused by lesions in the cerebrum
Nuclear and infranuclear ocular motor disorders
Disorders of neuromuscular transmission
Disorders affecting the extraocular muscles.