Neuro-Ophthalmology in Tallmadge, OH

What is Neuro-Ophthalmology?

Neuro-ophthalmology is a subspecialty that combines both neurology and ophthalmology. This specialized expertise provides care for eye disorders and vision loss that can be associated with problems affecting the nerves in and around the eye or in the brain, and not the eyes themselves.

Symptoms of Neurological Eye Issues

Common visual symptoms that our Wichita, KS neuro-ophthalmologists evaluate and treat include:

• Unexplained vision loss

• Double vision 

• Unequal pupil size 

• Disturbances in the visual field, such as flashes of light (photopsia)

• Abnormal eye movements, such as shaking movements 

• Chronic eye and facial twitching 

• Eyelid abnormalities, such as a drooping eyelid 

Neuro-ophthalmologists also diagnose and treat vision changes arising from the brain and nervous system. The following neurological conditions can cause visual problems in adults:

• Brain tumors

• Multiple sclerosis

• Myasthenia gravis

• Thyroid disease

• Parkinson’s disease

• Degenerative disorders

• Stroke

• Vascular disease

• Trauma

Causes of Neurological Eye Disorders

There are a variety of causes for neuro-ophthalmology disorders. These include nerves and muscle disorders around the eyeball, inadequate blood supply to the optic nerve, raised pressure in the brain, inflammation related to diseases in other parts of the body, compression from a tumor, or trauma/injury.

Diagnosis of Neurological Eye Disorders

A neuro-ophthalmologic evaluation is very comprehensive and can take several hours. In addition to a comprehensive eye exam, additional specialized testing will be performed. Testing may include:

• Evaluation of eye movements and ocular alignment

• Fundus photography

• Optical coherence tomography 

• CT scan

• MRI

• Neurological exam to test coordination and strength

• Fluorescein angiography

• Electro-retinography

• Color testing

• Blood testing