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Eye movement disorders / Agnes M.F. Wong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wong, Agnes M. F., 1968-
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Eye--Movement disorders.
- Eye.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 294 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Eye Movement Disorders, by Dr. Agnes Wong, fills a great void in the Ophthalmology and Neurology literature by presenting eye movement disorders in a full-color, highly illustrative format. This text explains eye movement disorders in a concise yet comprehensive manner, which makes it an excellent reference book and an outstanding learning text for anyone trying to master the intricate relationship between eye movement disorders, and their underlying neuroanatomy and pathophysiology. Its easy-to-read and user-friendly approach will appeal to specialists in Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery who need a rapid reference on less familiar clinical problems. Key features include: Provides a coherent, concise, and easy to assimilate description and explanation of different eye movement disorders Presents over 100 full-color clinical photographs, radiographs, and color illustrations highlighting pertinent anatomy and brain pathways Highlights key information and important features through boxes, tables, and algorithms."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Eye rotations, the extraocular muscles, and strabismus terminology
- Introduction to the six eye movement systems and the visual fixation system
- The vestibular and optokinetic systems
- The saccadic system
- The smooth pursuit system
- The vergence system
- Nystagmus
- Saccadic dyskinesia, other involuntary eye movements, and gaze deviations
- Ocular motor disorders caused by lesions in the brainstem
- Ocular motor disorders caused by lesions in the cerebellum
- Ocular motor disorders caused by lesions in the cerebrum
- Nuclear and infranuclear ocular motor disorders
- Disorders of neuromuscular transmission
- Disorders affecting the extraocular muscles.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Wong, Agnes M. F., 1968- Eye movement disorders.
- ISBN:
- 9780190295899
- 0190295899
- 9780197562512
- 0197562515
- 9781281925527
- 1281925527
- 9780199717279
- 0199717273
- OCLC:
- 437093544
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