Paraneoplastic ophthalmological syndromes

The different pathogenic and clinical aspects of the paraneoplastic ophthalmological syndromes are discussed by the author. Opsoclonus-myoclonus, retinal degeneration are largely reviewed. It is possible that new modern immunological methods to elucidate the role of antibodies in the genesis of paraneoplastic syndrome and the role of these antigens in the functioning of nervous system. Recognising a ophthalmological syndrome as paraneoplastic will prompt a search for an early detection of a cancer and a more prompt treatment.