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Clinical Examination of the Optic Nerve

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This edition highlights the importance of the clinical exam findings with new research papers, stimulating the reader as they read the text. It also brings new pictures, tables, and figures to simplify and expedite understanding, as well as to simplify the exam comprehension. The chapter objective is to (1) explain the anatomy of the structures related to the optic disc, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), optic disc, intralaminar part of the optic nerve, retrobulbar optic nerve, and the normal optic disc; (2) examine the optic disc and surrounding area, direct ophthalmoscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, optic disc photography, RNFL examination, RNFL, and optic disc analyzers; (3) evaluate and monitor the optic disc, 5 R’s rule, DDLS, and important optic disc characteristics; (4) other structural changes; and (5) differential diagnosis.

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    Scott J. Fudemberg MD, Jonathan S. Myers MD & L. Jay Katz MD

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Fudemberg, S.J., Cvintal, V., Myers, J.S., Wizov, S.S., Katz, L.J. (2014). Clinical Examination of the Optic Nerve. In: Samples, J., Schacknow, P. (eds) Clinical Glaucoma Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4172-4_6

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