Neuro-ophthalmology: examination and investigation.

Correspondence to: Associate Professor Christian Lueck, Department of Neurology, The Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT, 2606, Australia; [email protected] _________________________ T he detail to which a neuro-ophthalmological examination can be undertaken clearly depends on the facilities available to the examiner. Examination in a fully furnished ophthalmology suite is entirely different to bedside examination with nothing but a Snellen chart, a red pin, and an ophthalmoscope. In this article we will try to provide a balance between the ‘‘ideal’’ and what is practically possible to the ‘‘jobbing neurologist’’. There are certain techniques and tools which are particularly related to the assessment of children (for example, in relation to amblyopia or squint). These will not be dealt with here as the focus of this article is the assessment of the adult. The interested reader is referred elsewhere.