Neuro-Ophthalmology

Neuro-ophthalmology in france.

I nterest in neuro-ophthalmology in France dates back to the 19th century with the publications by an ophthalmologist, Henri Parinaud, a collaborator of Jean-Martin Charcot in Paris. At that time, a physiologist, Claude Bernard, and a neurologist, Eugène Devic, participated in the description of various neuro-ophthalmologic syndromes. In the 1930s, academic neurologists in Paris, including Pier...

Teaching Neuro-Ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific Region and China: A Personal Perspective.

Over the last 30 years, I have been involved in a number of projects helping to educate and train local ophthalmologists in many parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands, which lack adequate training and service in neuro-ophthalmology. In this article, I offer an overview of a number of different teaching initiatives and offer practical suggestions to anyone who might wish to become involved.

Encouraging Subspecialty Practice by Constructively Influencing Trainees Early in their Careers Will Improve Advocacy for Neuro-Ophthalmology among Nigerian Ophthalmologists

This study was conducted to assess the current knowledge, attitude, and perception of Nigerian ophthalmologists toward neuro-ophthalmology; identify barriers to the uptake of neuro-ophthalmology as a desired subspecialty; and make recommendations to improve interest in neuro-ophthalmology training. This was a cross-sectional survey of ophthalmology consultants and trainees from the six geopolit...

Retracting globe: enophthalmos and retraction due to an accessory extraocular muscle.

Neuro-ophthalmology in Hungary.

I n the 1960s, neuro-ophthalmology in Hungary began in the Neurology Clinic of Semmelweis University (Budapest), with the collaboration of Dr. Istvan Olah, a neuro-ophthalmologist, and Dr. Bela Horanyi, a neurologist. It was from this point forward that the importance of ophthalmic symptoms in neurologic disorders was emphasized, both in clinical practice and in medical education. At the same t...

Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 5-10, 2002.

The UC San Diego Department of Ophthalmology and the Shiley Eye Center successfully hosted their first ARVO Networking Event on May 4, 2013 at the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, Washington. Residents, fellows, faculty and alumni joined in this inaugural opportunity to connect with new and past colleagues from around the world. Professor Pamela A. Sample, Ph.D., who had retired from the department ...