Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology ─ 49 Clinical Questions

Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology has been updated into a Second Edition!

The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated!


Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues.

Dr. Andrew G. Lee and associate editors Dr. Paul W. Brazis and Dr. Lanning B. Kline have designed this unique reference in which neuro-ophthalmologists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with neuro-ophthalmology. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to neuro-ophthalmology with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas.

Some of the questions that are answered inside the Second Edition include:

• What is the evaluation for papilledema?
• What is the work up for third nerve palsy?
• What is the treatment for giant cell arteritis?
• What is the evaluation for optic disc edema with a macular star?
• What is the evaluation for anisocoria?

Curbside Consultation in Neuro-Ophthalmology: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within.

Andrew G. Lee, MD is chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Jack S. Blanton Eye Institute of the Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. He is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York; Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; and Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and the University of Buffalo, SUNY in New York.
Dr. Lee has served on the national and international editorial board of 15 journals includingArchives of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology,Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Survey of Ophthalmology, and Eye and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical and Academic Ophthalmology. He has published over 380 peer-reviewed publications, 40 book chapters, and 9 full textbooks in ophthalmology. He has been the invited speaker at over 350 national and international eye meetings and has given 12 named lectureships. Dr. Lee has a special interest in graduate medical education and has received the resident teaching award 6 times at 5 different academic institutions.