Pediatric ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, genetics /
| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2008. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 333 p.) : ill. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Essentials in ophthalmology Essentials in ophthalmology. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8885582 |
| Summary: | The broad field of neuro-ophthalmology encompasses lesions of both the afferent and efferent pathways, which can result from various etiologies: tumoral, paraneoplastic, vascular, inflammatory, infectious, or hereditary, just to name a few. This volume of Essentials in Ophthalmology is dedicated to the review of new developments in neuro-ophthalmology, including those in diagnosis, physiology, investigations or therapeutic options. It is divided into six parts, designed to provide the clinician with a summary of some of the newest data regarding diseases of the optic nerve, unusual retinopathies, new methods of investigations of the retina, optic nerve, and visual brain, neuro-ophthalmic implications of some systemic disorders, oculomotility, visual rehabilitation. This up-to-date, concise, and practical book will help the clinician understand the unusual diseases of certain patients with neuro-ophthalmic disorders. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 333 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540336785 3540336788 9783540336792 3540336796 9786611138806 6611138803 |