The Neurology of Vision (Contemporary Neurology) [Hardcover]

Jonathan D. Trobe (Author), Tanya K. Leonello (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195129784 | ISBN-13: 978-0195129786 | Publication Date: June 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

The Neurology of Vision sets out the principles and information needed to understand and manage disorders of the visual pathways in the brain. The author divides vision into three components. The optical component addresses the eye's ability to properly focus light on the retina. The retinocortical component converts light into neural signals in the retina, transmitting them to the primary visual cortex. Finally, the integrative component converts this simple visual information into more complicated forms. The symptoms and signs, testing methods, and diseases of each part of the visual system are presented using this unique, structural component approach. A final chapter discusses the visual manifestations of psychiatric disturbances. The book is heavily illustrated with over 150 beautifully rendered line illustrations, 50 radiographic brain images, and 60 retinal photographs. Case studies with teaching questions are also included, to further the reader's knowledge and test understanding.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This volume proves useful and interesting...certainly comprehensive with regard to causative factors in the development of the disease and contemporary approaches to treatment."--Journal of Neurosurgery June 2002

About the Author

Jonathan D. Trobe is at University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 488 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (June 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195129784
• ISBN-13: 978-0195129786
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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