Visual pathways
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.240601_update_001
Update:
Optic atrophy—new sections on neuromyelitis optica, a rare but important cause of bilateral or recurrent optic neuritis, and dominant optic atrophy, an insidious slowly progressive optic neuropathy.
Cortical blindness—discussion of ‘blindsight’.
Visual field impairments—impact of driving; rehabilitation of hemianopia.
Disorders of higher visual processing—enhanced discussion of visuospatial and visuoperceptual abnormalities, including Bálint’s syndrome, and visual agnosia.
Figures—new images of the ocular fundus.
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