Neuro-ophthalmology is a subspecialty that deals with diseases of the nervous system which manifest in the eyes. Symptoms of relevance include: unexplained loss of visual acuity, loss of peripheral (side) vision, pupillary abnormalities, double vision, and twitching of facial and eyelid muscles. Because of the difficulty in diagnosing these symptoms, it is recommended that patients seek specialized help from a Neuro-ophthalmologist to receive the most effective treatment. Our Neuro-Ophthalmologists are board-certified and are fellows of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS).
The conditions we treat (to name a few):
- optic neuritis (including multiple sclerosis)
- post traumatic visual disorders
- unexplained facial and eye pain
- papilledema (including pseudotumor cerebri)
- ischemic optic neuropathy (including temporal arteritis)
- compressive optic neuropathy
- pituitary and other brain tumors
- cerebrovascular disease (stroke) involving vision
- thyroid eye disease
- myasthenia gravis
- ocular motor nerve disorders
- gaze palsies and nystagmus
- facial movement disorders (blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm)
In our Institute we provide:
- careful history taking,
- biomicroscopy
- fundus photography
- visual fields (Humphrey and Tangent Screen Perimetry)
- Tensilon testing of ocular muscle problems
- pharmacologic pupil testing
- pupillography
- oculography
- optic nerve function tests (contrast sensitivity, color testing)
- visual evoked potentials
- botulinum injections for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm
- temporal artery biopsy
- neurosurgery
We have direct and immediate access to the following services at JFK Medical Center:
- MRI
- CT
- CT angiography
- Carotid noninvasive testing, including: ·carotid doppler;
- MR angiography
- Conventional angiography
- Intervetional angiography
Neuro-opthalmology Team
Martin Gizzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael L. Rosenberg, M.D.
Mohammad Fouladvand, M.D.