Did you know that the subspecialty of neuro-ophthalmology was established at Wilmer, by way of renowned ophthalmologist Frank B. Walsh, M.D.?

Walsh created the specialty of clinical neuro-ophthalmology, which concentrates on the diagnosis and care of patients with nervous system disorders that affect the eye or interfere with vision. Neuro-ophthalmologists can detect the presence of a brain tumor through changes in the optic nerve or diagnose the onset of multiple sclerosis through changes in a patient’s visual field.

In 1947, Walsh wrote the most authoritative text on the subject, Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology. “This textbook remains, to this day, the comprehensive resource for all things neuro-ophthalmology,” says Amanda Henderson, M.D., director of Wilmer’s neuro-ophthalmology division and the Frank B. Walsh Professor of Neuro-Ophthalmology.