Abstract
This chapter covers the wide-ranging area of optic nerve and extraocular muscle pathology and is divided into three parts: non-neoplastic anomalies of the optic nerve, neoplasms involving the optic nerve, and pathology of the extraocular muscle. The section on non-neoplastic anomalies of optic nerve includes discussions of congenital anomalies, optic nerve atrophy, cupping, drusen, inflammatory diseases, injury, and optic neuropathies. This is followed by a review of non-melanotic and melanotic neoplasms involving the optic nerve. The chapter concludes with a discussion of normal and pathologic extraocular muscle samples with an emphasis on the unique features of skeletal muscle at this site.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Fourth Edition |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 6489-6524 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030426347 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030426330 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2022 |
Keywords
- Amyloid
- Cupping
- Drusen
- Extraocular muscle
- Myopathy
- Neuromuscular disease
- Optic nerve
- Optic nerve tumor
- Optic neuropathy
- Thyroid eye disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine