Neuro-ophthalmology concentrates on identifying visual problems related to the nervous system. More specifically, it focuses on conditions that impact vision, specifically those that do not stem from the structural health of the eyes.
Physicians who practice in this subspecialty ensure the health of the optic nerve as it operates in conjunction with the nervous system and assess:
- Abnormal eye movements
- Double vision
- Eyelid abnormalities
- Myasthenia gravis
- Optic neuritis and ischemic optic neuropathy
- Thyroid disease
- Unequal pupil size
- Visual disturbance
- Visual loss, including unexplained visual loss
