Neuro-Opthalmology is a part of ophthalmology that deals with the relationship between the brain and the eye that are primarily linked with visual symptoms. It aims at dealing with the specific disorders of brain, orbit and optic nerve. The Neuro-ophthalmologists deals those patients who have visual disturbance from disorders of central nervous system, pupillary abnormalities, ocular motility and optic nerve diseases.
The Neuro-ophthalmic condition causes depends upon individual diseases. These diseases are due to traumatic brain strokes and injuries that is generally linked to multiple sclerosis, central nervous system other conditions, optic nerve disease and brain tumors.
The treatment of common types of Neuro-ophthalmology diseases depends upon the patient's diagnosis. It also involves botulinum toxin injections that are used to prevent the muscle spasm for disorders like hemifacial spasm and for medical therapies. Surgical treatments are also performed like eye muscle surgery. The straight eye alignment is restored with the help of eye muscle surgery. For correcting the vision disorders, laser surgery is performed.
The treatment and diagnosis of Neuro-Ophthalmology in India is very cost effective. All the hospitals in India use the best technology that is powered with latest medical equipments.