title: [Anatomy, physiology, and functional exploration of the optic nerve].
abstract: Disturbances of the optic nerve make up a large part of neuro-ophthalmology. They consist in large part of glaucoma and toxic inflammation of the optic nerve (retro-bulbar optic neuropathy). Progress in the understanding of the function of ganglion cells, in particular the discovery of the M and P pathways, comprise a considerable advance in the comprehension of the optic system as a whole. Progress in techniques of studying the visual field, the ERG pattern and imaging of the pupil have an influence on the diagnosis, the follow-up and the initiation of new therapeutic strategies in glaucoma and disorders of the SEP.
authors.affiliation: Service de biophysique Hôpital Lariboisière 75475 Paris. isamoati@ext.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ingster-Moati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rigaudière
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004596:Electroretinography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000502:physiology*