Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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Gregory P. Van Stavern, MD

Specialty Areas
Ophthalmology
Optic Neuritis
Neuro-ophthalmology

Areas of Clinical Interest
Neurological disorders of the eye, neuropathy as it affects the visual system, open angle glaucoma, paralytic and restrictive ocular motility disorders, blepharospasm, adult strabismus, ultrasonography

Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Honors and Awards

Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2005-2007, 2009 (Best Doctors, Inc.)
Wayne State University Teaching Award, 2005

Books, Chapters and Reviews

Van Stavern GP, Newman NJ. Optic Neuropathies: An Overview. Newman, NJ ed. Ophthalmology Clinics of North America, W.B. Saunders Company. Ophthalmol Clin North Am 2001; 14:61-71

Van Stavern GP. Treatments for optin Neuritis and Multiple Sclerosis. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2001; 12:400-407

Van Stavern GP. Amaurosis Fugax. In: Gilman S, editor. Medlink Neurology. San Diego: Medlink Corporation, 4th 2005 Edition

Van Stavern GP. Clinical Syndromes-Ocular: Transient Visual Loss. In: Transient Ischemic Attacks. Chaturvedi S, Levine S. Eds. 1st ed. Blackwell/Futura Publications 2004

Select Journal Articles

Bruce BB, Kedar S, Van Stavern GP, Monaghan D, Acierno MD, Braswell RA, Preechawat P, Corbett JJ, Newman NJ, Biousse V. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in men. Neurology 2008, Submitted

Ragheb S, Lisak R, Lewis R, Van Stavern GP, Gonzales F, Simon K. A potential role for Baff in the pathogenesis of autoimmune myasthenia gravis. Arch Neurol 2008, In Press

Colen C, KetkoA, Van Stavern GP. Periodic alternating nystagmus with periodic alternating skew deviation in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6. J Neuro-Ophthalmol, 2008, In Press

Wolff S, Van Stavern GP. Characteristics of patients presenting with ocular pain. Can J Ophthalmol 2008, In Press

Sivawamy L, Van Stavern GP. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a child. Ped Neurol 2007; 37:371-372

Randhawa S, Van Stavern GP. Sticky platelet syndrome and anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2007; 35:779-781

Randhawa S, Van Stavern GP. Giant cell arteritis presenting with hemianopic visual field loss. Can J Ophthalmol 2007; 42:486-487

Randhawa S, Yonkers J, Van Stavern GP. The relationship of body mass index and intraocular pressure with the severity of disease in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Ophthalmology 2007; 114:827-828

Van Stavern GP, Bhatt A, Black EH. A prospective study assessing the utility of Cogan's lid twitch sign in patients with isolated unilateral or bilateral ptosis. J Neurol Sci 2007; 256:84-85

Gregory P. Van Stavern, MD