Neuro Ophthalmology Glossary

Neurological syndrome affecting vertical gaze and pupillary function due to lesions in the dorsal midbrain region.

A technique measuring the standing potential between cornea and retina to assess retinal pigment epithelium function.

A diagnostic test measuring the electrical response of retinal cells to light stimulation.

The ability to direct and maintain the visual axis on a target of interest, involving complex neural mechanisms for gaze...

Miniature eye movements that occur during attempted fixation, including microsaccades, drift, and tremor.

Clinical syndrome of unilateral optic atrophy with contralateral papilledema, typically caused by frontal lobe mass lesi...

Trochlear nerve paralysis causing superior oblique muscle weakness and vertical diplopia.

Specialized retinal imaging technique used to document optic disc and retinal pathology in neuro-ophthalmic conditions.

The innermost nuclear layer of the retina containing retinal ganglion cell bodies whose axons form the optic nerve.

Inability to move both eyes conjugately in a specific direction due to dysfunction of supranuclear gaze control mechanis...

A primary brain tumor arising from glial cells that can compress the visual pathways and cause neuro-ophthalmological sy...

Manual visual field testing technique using kinetic stimuli to map the boundaries of visual perception.

Loss of vision in half of the visual field, typically indicating a lesion in the visual pathway posterior to the optic c...

Loss of vision in half of the visual field of one or both eyes.

Involuntary unilateral facial muscle contractions often caused by vascular compression of the facial nerve.

Bright, refractile embolic deposits visible on fundoscopic examination, typically composed of cholesterol crystals lodge...

A neurological condition characterized by ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis due to sympathetic nerve pathway disruption.

Eye movement disorder caused by lesion in the medial longitudinal fasciculus, resulting in impaired adduction and horizo...

Standardized color vision test using numbered plates with colored dots to detect red-green color deficiencies.

Maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder causing acute or subacute bilateral vision loss, primarily affecting young m...

Pupillary response pattern with absent light reflex but preserved near response.

Congenital synkinesis causing eyelid elevation with jaw movement.

Visual distortion where straight lines appear wavy, bent, or irregular.

Constriction of the pupil to smaller than normal size.