NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY MADE SIMPLE: An Illustrated, Practical Guide to Diagnosing and Managing Disorders of the Visual Pathway, Optic Nerve, and Ocular Motor System

By Dr. Adrian Whitmore MD FRCS, Dr. Elena Marlowe MD PhD, Dr. Nathaniel Brooks OD FAAO

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY MADE SIMPLE

Neuro-ophthalmology is often regarded as one of the more demanding areas of clinical medicine because it requires the clinician to bring together anatomy, ophthalmic examination, neurology, visual field interpretation, ocular motility, and clinical reasoning. Yet many of the apparently difficult cases become considerably more manageable once the underlying logic is understood.

Neuro-Ophthalmology Made Simple is an illustrated, practical guide designed to make that logic clear. Rather than presenting neuro-ophthalmology as a long series of conditions and facts to memorise, this book takes the reader through the anatomical and clinical reasoning that allows visual and ocular motor findings to be localised and interpreted systematically.
Beginning with the foundations of the visual pathway, optic nerve anatomy, cranial nerves, and the neuro-ophthalmic history and examination, the book gradually develops the reader's understanding through the major areas of clinical practice. It covers optic disc swelling and papilledema, optic neuritis, ischaemic and compressive optic neuropathies, pupillary disorders, cranial nerve palsies, diplopia, nystagmus, visual field defects, chiasmal and retrochiasmal lesions, and cortical visual disorders, before moving into the neurological diseases and clinical situations in which visual symptoms may be the first important clue.

The later chapters bring this knowledge into everyday clinical decision-making, covering stroke, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, thyroid eye disease, intracranial pressure disorders, neuroimaging, laboratory investigations, neuro-ophthalmic emergencies, treatment principles, and rehabilitation. The book then brings the material together through clinical cases, a seven-step diagnostic framework, and a dedicated discussion of common diagnostic pitfalls.
Particular attention is given to the findings that often make the difference between recognising a pattern and simply recognising a symptom. Visual field defects are related to their anatomical locations, pupillary abnormalities are interpreted through their underlying pathways, and ocular motor findings are approached through localisation rather than memorisation. This approach helps the reader understand not only what a finding means, but why it means it.

The book is deliberately practical. Original illustrations, quick-reference tables, an examination checklist, visual field resources, a glossary, and clinical cases are incorporated throughout so that the material can be used both for structured learning and as a convenient reference when reviewing an unfamiliar presentation.
Written for medical students, residents, ophthalmologists, optometrists, and neurology trainees, Neuro-Ophthalmology Made Simple provides a structured way to approach a specialty in which the eyes can reveal pathology anywhere along the visual and neurological pathways.

If you want to understand neuro-ophthalmology as a process of observation, localisation, reasoning, and clinical decision-making, rather than as a subject built entirely on memorised lists, this book provides a clear and practical place to begin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKLHT4NF
• ISBN13: 9798175614177
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"