title: Annual review of section on ocular disease: diseases of the optic nerve, tracts, and visual cortex.
abstract: The ophthalmic literature dealing with diseases of the optic nerve, tracts, and visual cortex was reviewed for the period November 1977 to December 1978. Fifty-nine papers of interest to optometrists have been abstracted. Main areas of interest include: role of axoplasmic transport in production of disc edema and cotton-wool spots; ocular effects of local and systemic vascular disturbances; congenital abnormalities of the eye alone and in association with other bodily malformation; field testing, including an ingenious ophthalmoscopic method which can lead to detection of very small scotomas; a new quantitative method for assessing integrity of the optic nerve in multiple sclerosis and related conditions; stimulating questions on the development of optic atrophy and on its relation to retinal vascularity; considerations of acquired and congenital abnormalities of the cavernous sinus and their ocular manifestations; swinging-flashlight test in hemianoptic patients; a case of subacute sclerosing panecephalitis; methods to enhance magnification during opthalmoscopy; methods enabling a closer investigation of the retinal nerve fiber layer.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000294:innervation; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D005124:Eye Abnormalities; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010211:Papilledema / Q000503:physiopathology; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000503:physiopathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology*