Neuro-Ophthalmology
Eye Physicians of Central Florida’s David B. Auerbach, D.O and Louis C. Blumenfeld, M.D. are fellowship-trained ophthalmologists who specialize in treating neuro-ophthalmic disorders.
Neuro-ophthalmology focuses on the relationship between the eye and the brain. Our specially trained physicians provide comprehensive clinical care to patients with visual disturbances as a result of optic nerve diseases, central nervous system disorders, ocular motility dysfunction, and pupillary abnormalities.
Common neuro-ophthalmic conditions treated include:
- optic neuritis
- ischemic optic neuropathy (including temporal arteritis)
- compressive optic neuropathy (including pituitary tumors)
- papilledema (including pseudotumor cerebri)
- inflammatory and infectious optic neuropathies
- cerebrovascular disorder involving vision
- tumors involving vision
- blepharospasm (including botulinum injections)
- hemifacial spasm (including botulinum injections)
- thyroid eye disease
- myasthenia gravis
- ocular motor disorders (including cranial nerve palsies)
- pupillary abnormalities
- paraneoplastic disorders (including paraneoplastic retinopathies and optic neuropathies)
- hereditary optic neuropathies