Disorders of optic nerve and visual pathway
Purposes and Requirements
Mastering the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and principal of the treatment of optic neuritis, papilledema and optic nerve atrophy.
Be familiar with physiology of visual pathway and the differential diagnosis of acute visual loss.
Understanding the visual field defect on visual pathway.
Contents
Introduction of the physiology of visual pathway
1.Optic neuritis
Etiology, Clinical characteristics, Treatment
2.Papilledema
Etiology, Clinical characteristics, Mechanisms, Differential diagnosis, Treatment
3.Optic nerve atrophy
Etiology, Examination, Diagnosis, Treatment
4.Chiasmal and retrochiasmal disorders
Visual field defect on visual pathway