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By becoming familiar with ocular conditions that often accompany movement disorders, ophthalmologists are better able to diagnose and treat these disorders.

Age, hypertension and renal disease are primary risk factors for ethambutol-induced optic neuropathy, according to a population-based study in Taiwan.

NEW YORK — An aspirin regimen should be considered a reasonable adjunctive treatment for giant cell arteritis, according to a speaker here.

Ocular Surgery News attended the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit on Thursday in Chicago. Click to view our live blog of the entire day's presentations.

Neuroimaging performed on patients with neuro-ophthalmic symptoms was found to be frequently insufficient, according to a study.

A pattern of visual loss may be predicted from the fellow eye in patients with bilateral sequential nonarteritic anterior optic neuropathy, according to a study.

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Sequential treatment with pulsed intravenous corticosteroids and plasma exchange improved visual acuity more effectively than pulsed corticosteroids alone in the treatment of optic neuritis associated with neuromyelitis optica, a study found.

A 42-year-old man was seen in the emergency room with sudden vision loss in his left eye. He reportedly hit a metal pole while driving a motorized scooter. He did not recall the details of the event. He lost consciousness and upon awakening was unable to see out of his left eye. Other injuries from the event included dislocation of his right thumb and abrasions to his left forehead and face.

A 63-year-old man presented to the emergency department with 1 day of intermittent horizontal binocular diplopia lasting for 5 minutes at a time. The diplopia was present while driving or walking, and it was relieved by using an eye patch over either eye. He denied any other vision changes or headaches. Review of systems was negative for any weakness, fatigue or dysphagia. His last episode of diplopia had occurred in the car while driving to the emergency department.