Neurosciences News

A 78-year-old woman was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology service at New England Eye Center for several months of progressive diplopia, bilateral eye redness and proptosis.

A 65-year-old woman presented to the New England Eye Center with 4 weeks of decreased vision and 6 months of progressive ocular irritation, redness and retro-orbital pain in both eyes.

Retinal nerve fier layer as measured by optical coherence tomography may act as a surrogate measure for neuroaxonal loss in patients with multiple sclerosis.

A 66-year-old man was seen in the glaucoma clinic at Tufts Medical Center due to visual field changes, referred to neurology and then to neuro-ophthalmology with gradual left-sided peripheral visual field haziness over the past year.

A long-term phase 4 trial investigating Raxone for the treatment of Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy met its primary endpoint, according to a press release from Santhera Pharmaceuticals.

A 30-year-old man presented to the New England Eye Center for decreased vision with a central black spot in his vision for 1 week. He denied flashes, floaters, pain and headache.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Hawaiian Eye 2021, Andrew G. Lee, MD, discusses the important questions ophthalmologists should ask patients with optic neuritis to identify neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

WAILEA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2021, Andrew G. Lee, MD, outlines his SAVER list of steps ophthalmologists can take to identify and treat neurological pathologies.

A 68-year-old man was referred to the New England Eye Center neuro-ophthalmology clinic for evaluation of acute loss of vision in the left eye.

Rituximab modulated retinal atrophy in relapsing-remitting MS, with attenuating effects that may be more significant after 12 months of treatment, according to results of an observational study published in Neurology.