Neuro-Ophthalmology

The Neuro-ophthalmology service evaluates patients with symptoms of double vision due to stroke, compressive lesions of the brain or Myasthenia gravis, visual loss due to neurological diseases such as optic neuritis, field defects, pupillary abnormalities, etc.

Neuro-ophthalmic examination is very comprehensive and includes the following: Visual acuity testing, visual field testing, ocular motility examination, color vision testing, diplopia charting, Hess charting.

Depending on the condition and the nature of the underlying problem in the brain, if any, the neuro-ophthalmologist will either treat the condition in the hospital itself or refer appropriately to either a neuro-physician or a neurosurgeon.

Typical conditions treated:

– Visual loss due to optic neuritis, traumatic optic neuropathy, Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy

– Visual field defects due to neurological disorders like stroke, intracranial tumors, hemorrhage in the brain, injuries

– Pupillary abnormalities

– Double vision due to cranial nerve palsies

– Papilledema due to raised intracranial pressure.

– Ocular myasthenia