Various neurological diseases can occur with loss of vision by the optic nerve be affected.
i Symposium on advances in optical Neuropathies.
-the loss of vision is one of the most frequent in neurology queries
-work set between neurologists and ophthalmologists is determinant in the study of certain pathologies such as optic neuritis, multiple sclerosis or migraine
-clinic Bavaria boasts a Neurophthalmology unit in which the collaboration of neurologists and ophthalmologists helps to improve the diagnosis and treatment
Madrid, July 2012.- the past 13 June was held in Hospital Clinico San Carlos in Madrid the first Symposium on advances in optical Neuropathies, which was directed by Rafael Arroyo, both belonging to the Neurology of the hospital and the doctors Jesus Porta. The day focused on the early diagnosis of certain pathologies affecting the optic nerve and which, in turn, can report the existence of various neurological diseases.
In this context, one of the topics covered more in depth was optic neuritis, acute inflammation of the optic nerve that can be a very common in multiple sclerosis visual manifestation. Both this neuritis and other neuropathies can be initially assessed indistinctly by ophthalmologists or neurologists. There is a medical sub-specialty in increasing development, the Neurophthalmology, that commitment to a multidisciplinary treatment in medical units in which ophthalmologists and neurologists work in conjunction.
By clinic Bavaria, which has more than 5 years with a Neurophthalmology unit, the Rafael Bilbao doctors and Eva Lopez, ophthalmologist and neurologist of the unit participated. Both stressed the importance of the multidisciplinary study of clinical syndromes with double vision, loss of vision, migraines, severe facial pain or tics in the eyelids, since they may be the notice of a neurological disease of the utmost importance. Ophthalmologists and neurologists to work together to set more effectively certain links between visual disturbances and neurological diseases, detecting causes and consequences and helping to secure more proper diagnosis and treatment.
The role of the clÃnica Baviera Neurophthalmology unit is very active in the consolidation of this continued growth, and this online medical sub-specialty, has organized three annual programmes of training in Neurophthalmology for residents of the specialties that converge in them, sponsored by the Spanish society of Ophthalmology and Neurology (SEO and h.e.)(N) and that have had wide acceptance and tracking.
The importance of regularly attend our reviews as well as the relevance of this multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Rafael Bilbao. “In this way can be detected early problems that untreated could lead to a major ailment”, he pointed out. Recalls, Furthermore, that Spain is in the jobs queue in which refers to percentage of annual visits to an ophthalmologist: only 10% of the population annually reviews its view. “It is a negative brand that needs to be improved, since doing so will result in improving not only the visual health, but to be able to detect the emergence of major health problems”, concludes.
Clinical Bavaria
ClÃnica Baviera is a Spanish medical institution specialized in ophthalmology, which, with 69 centers, is present in several European countries (Spain, Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy). Founded more than 25 years, care quality, continuous improvement of results and the incorporation of innovative and solvent techniques have been its raison d ’ être. ClÃnica Baviera activity has been recognized with the award for the best service of attention to the client of the year 2011 by Sotto Tempo consultant.
