Neuro-Ophthalmology of Systemic Disease

ABSTRACT

Many neuro-ophthalmologic conditions may result from systemic disease or its treatments. This article provides an update on optic neuropathies, eye movement disorders, and intracranial visual pathway lesions that occur most commonly with systemic disease, are clinical emergencies, or have been identified or clarified in recent publications.

KEYWORDS

Ischemic optic neuropathy - idiopathic intracranial hypertension - paraneoplastic disorders - gaze palsy - metabolic optic neuropathy

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