Vascular Neuro-Ophthalmology - 05/08/11

Doi : 10.1016/j.ncl.2010.03.009

Cédric Lamirel, MD ^a, Nancy J. Newman, MD ^a,^b, Valérie Biousse, MD ^a,^b,^⁎
^a Department of Ophthalmolgy, Emory Eye Center, 1365-B Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
^b Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365-B Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

Corresponding author. Department of Ophthalmolgy, Emory Eye Center, 1365-B Clifton Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30322.

Résumé

Vascular neuro-ophthalmology includes visual symptoms and signs found in stroke patients as well as numerous primary vascular disorders involving the eye and the optic nerves. Cerebrovascular diseases are commonly associated with neuro-ophthalmologic symptoms or signs, which mostly depend on the type, size, and location of the vessels involved, and the mechanism of the vascular lesion. Funduscopic examination allows direct visualization of the retinal circulation, which shares many common characteristics with the cerebral microcirculation, and can be used as a marker of vascular disease.

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Keywords : Stroke, Ischemia, Carotid artery, Vertebral-basilar circulation, Retinopathy

Plan

This work was supported in part by a departmental grant (Department of Ophthalmology) from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York, and by core grant P30-EY06360 (Department of Ophthalmology) from the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD. Dr Newman is a recipient of a Research to Prevent Blindness Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award. Dr Lamirel is supported by research grants from Institut Servier (Paris, France), Fondation Planiol (Varennes, France), and the Philippe Foundation Inc. (New York, USA).