Acute visual loss and other disorders of the eyes

This article outlines neuro-ophthalmic findings and diseases which may present in an emergency setting. The abnormal optic disc, visual loss, double-vision and disorders of gaze, skew deviation, and the neuro-ophthalmology of vascular lesions, intracerebral hemorrhage, increased intracranial pressure, neuromuscular emergencies, metabolic disturbances, and trauma are all reviewed.