Neuro-ophthalmologists take care of visual problems related to the nervous system. We use almost half of the brain for vision-related activities, including sight and eye movement. Neuro-ophthalmology, a subspecialty of both neurology and ophthalmology, requires specialized training and expertise in diseases of the eye, brain, nerves, and muscles.
Neuro-ophthalmologists have unique abilities to evaluate patients from the neurologic, ophthalmologic, and medical standpoints to diagnose and treat a wide variety of problems.
Some of the common problems evaluated by neuro-ophthalmologists include optic nerve problems (such as optic neuritis and ischemic optic neuropathy), visual field loss, transient visual loss, visual disturbances, double vision, abnormal eye movements, thyroid eye disease, myasthenia gravis, unequal pupil size, and eyelid abnormalities.
