Neurosciences News

A 63-year-old woman was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology service at the New England Eye Center for evaluation of 2 months of painless vision loss in the right eye.

COVID-19 vaccines not only protect the body from serious effects of the disease but also reduce the rate of hospitalization and improve herd immunity.

DENVER — Approximately half of experts report routinely using antibiotics to treat orbital floor fractures and using steroids for traumatic optic neuropathy, according to survey results presented here.

Self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression were higher among men aged 50 years and older with vision impairment, compared with those with normal vision, study findings showed in International Health.

SEATTLE – Inebilizumab was shown to be safe and effective in preventing relapses in individuals with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a speaker said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

A significant improvement of visual acuity was reported in eyes treated with a unilateral intravitreal injection of lenadogene nolparvovec for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, researchers reported at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

A 48-year-old Hispanic man presented to the University of New Mexico Eye Clinic with progressively worsening vision in both eyes over many years. He denied diplopia, painful eye movements, flashes, floaters, nausea or recent weight loss.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2022, Andrew G. Lee, MD, discusses the monocular temporal crescent and how it can be identified.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this Healio Video Perspective from the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society meeting, Victoria Pelak, MD, discusses functional vision loss and how it connects to people with visual hallucinations and delusions.

AUSTIN, Texas — In this Healio Video Perspective from the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society meeting, Jonathan C. Horton, MD, PhD, describes an alternative method of gene therapy delivery.