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    Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2009 Sep;6(9):32-7.

    Cranial Nerve II: Vision.

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    Dr. Gillig is Professor of Psychiatry and Faculty of the Graduate School, Department of Psychiatry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

    Abstract

    This article contains a brief review of the anatomy of the visual system, a survey of diseases of the retina, optic nerve and lesions of the optic chiasm, and other visual field defects of special interest to the psychiatrist. It also includes a presentation of the corticothalamic mechanisms, differential diagnosis, and various manifestations of visual illusions, and simple and complex visual hallucinations, as well as the differential diagnoses of these various visual phenomena.

    PMID:
    19855858
    [PubMed]
    PMCID:
    PMC2766286
    Free PMC Article

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