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Pathology of the Optic Nerve and Extraocular Muscle

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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.

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    Daniel M. Albert

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Joan W. Miller

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Dimitri T. Azar

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    Lucy H. Young

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Chévez-Barrios, P., Cykowski, M.D. (2022). Pathology of the Optic Nerve and Extraocular Muscle. In: Albert, D.M., Miller, J.W., Azar, D.T., Young, L.H. (eds) Albert and Jakobiec's Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42634-7_136

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