Neuro-Ophthalmologists
WashU Medicine neuro-ophthalmologists offer expert care for complex
neurological disorders as they affect the visual system. Our neuro-ophthalmologists have experience dealing with a variety of patients with diseases of the brain, the optic nerves, and the nerves and muscles that move the eyes.
For appointments call:
ADULTS: 314-362-3937 (EYES)
CHILDREN: 314-454-6026
Damage to the visual system can result from a variety of causes, including:
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Inflammation
- Multiple sclerosis
- Autoimmune disease
- Tumors
- Bacterial and viral infections
- Head trauma
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Exposure to drugs or toxins
Conditions treated include:
- Visual field loss
- Unexplained vision loss
- Transient vision loss
- Double vision
- Abnormal eye movements
- Unequal pupil size
- Visual migraine
- Strabismus
- Ischemic optic neuropathy
- Optic atrophy
- Optic neuritis
- Papilledema
- Pituitary tumors
- Stroke
- Brain tumor
- Ocular myasthenia gravis
Neuro-Ophthalmologists
Gregory Van Stavern, MD
Robert C. Drews Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Chair to our Clinical Research Committee
- Email: vanstaverng@wustl.edu