Optic nerve visual fields via the visual pathway wiley. There are few clinical manifestations of optic nerve changes in dr such as diabetic. The book provides a detailed description of the structure and functioning of the optic nerve and attempts at clarifying how anomalies in its development are related. It is a book that captures, like no other, the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it. It is also called the second cranial nerve or cranial nerve ii. Causes include poor blood flow to the eye, disease, trauma, or exposure to toxic substances. Optic nerve by maria gainza is published by harvill secker. It is a special sensory nerve responsible for vision. Whenever im in survival mode i find myself magnetised by museums and galleries, like people running for air raid shelters in wartime. The optic nerve begins at the optic disk, a structure that is 1. Information on how to subscribe to neurology and neurology. Maria gainza was born in buenos aires, where she still resides. Optic nerve is a comic book series by cartoonist adrian tomine. My favorite book of 2019 thus far, optic nerve is composed of a series of vignettelike sections that each focus on a different artist.
Jun 26, 2014 optic nerve is a tricky book to categorise. Her intimate, digressive voice guides us through a gallery. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as mcsweeneys, best american comics, and best american nonrequired reading, and his graphic novel shortcomings was a new york times notable book of 2007. He is also an illustrator for the new yorker, esquire, and rolling stone, and his stories have appeared in the best american nonrequired reading and an anthology of graphic fiction, cartoons, and true. She has worked as a correspondent for the new york times in argentina. Optic nerve would be worth reading as an art history lesson alone.
Sebald and even jenny offill, but is also a magic all of its own. Adrian tomine was born in 1974 in sacramento, california. The information received from the external environment passes to the rods and cones on the retina, and then to bipolar cells, ganglion cells, and ultimately to the. Through the stories of rothko, courbet, toulouselautrec, and others, the reader comes to understand something essential about the novels narrator, an argentine art historian who has built her life on the. Optic nerve changes in diabetic retinopathy intechopen. In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and. For may, we are reading optic nerve by maria gainza, and will join together on zoom to explore the book, its characters, themes and more. Anatomy pathology associated signs and symptoms visual field defects choice of visual field assessment. Optic nerve, the argentine writer maria gainzas first novel, tells the reader very little about its protagonist. The first book by maria gainza, an argentine art critic, to be translated into english is a consistently delightful mix of art history, personal. Optic nerve, the debut novel from argentine writer maria gainza, is an. The effect is of a character refracted by environment, composed by the canvases she studies. Jan 28, 2019 optic nerve by maria gainza is published by harvill secker. Being good with quotations means avoiding having to think for oneself, observes the narrator of optic nerve, a seductively clever debut novel.
What to do when art leaves you speechless the nation. Optic nerve by maria gainza thursday, may 14, 2020 find event and registration information. This is a book that loosens the restraints on literature and gives us a new way of seeing. In humans, the optic nerve is derived from optic stalks during the seventh week of development and is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and glial cells. Comprised of personal reflections narrated by an authorstandin, its tempting to use the term autofiction. Angel gurriaquintana, financial times, one of the best books of the year optic nerve is an elliptical, elegant debut that conjures rachel cusk and w. In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and her life a view of the bridge at sevres and the hills at clamart, st. Established in 2012 although our first release was in 1997, we took a long holiday optic nerve is. Diabetic retinopathy dr is a devastating sightthreatening complication of diabetes mellitus dm. The story of her life is the story of the paintings, and painters, who matter to her. Each story in optic nerve 14 reveals new dimensions to tomines unique visual sensibility and complex, characterdriven stories.
The optic disk forms from the convergence of ganglion cell output fibres called axons as they pass out of the eye. But in lieu of a plot, there are brisklywritten digressions into art historyincluding potted biographies of big names like rothko or toulouse lautrecwhich sub good, bad, what kind of gauge is that. See the complete optic nerve series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Optic nerve is her first work of fiction and her first book to be translated into english. Dec 30, 2019 optic neuritis is an inflammation of the optic nerve. He has translated some of the leading spanishlanguage writers working today, including eduardo halfon, yuri herrera, agustin fernandez mallo, and enrique vilamatas. The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve and is one of the more unusual cranial nerves as it develops from the diencephalon. Historically, it was thought to be a raised entity protruding from the retinal surface and by extension, was referred to as a papilla hence the term, papilloedema. In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and her life. The narrator of optic nerve is an argentinian woman whose obsession is art.
When the nerve emerges from the back of the eye, it passes through the remainder of the posterior. Causes include infections and immunerelated illnesses such as multiple sclerosis. The optic nerve, also known as cranial nerve ii, or simply as cn ii, is a paired cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. Originally selfpublished by tomine in 1991 as a series of minicomics which have later been collected in a single volume, 32 stories, the series has been published by drawn and quarterly since 1995. Optic nerve 14 will appear on the twentieth anniversary of tomines beloved comic book series, in whose pages the landmark graphic novel shortcomings was first published. Originally published in spanish in 2014 and now out in an english translation by thomas bunstead, optic nerve is her second book a. How did maria gainza pull off something so risky when it never reads as anything less than delightful and engrossing. Apr 18, 2019 optic nerve by maria gainza translated by thomas bunstead 193 pp. Adrian tomine is the critically acclaimed cartoonist of the comic book series optic nerve.
The narrator of optic nerve is an argentinian woman whose obsession is. Thomas bunstead is a writer and translator based in east sussex, england. Optic nerve, by maria gainza maria gainzas protagonist also named maria combines the her experiences of art with her personal experiences for an unpretentious. This can be tricky because inner and outer are inexact. Besides damaging the vascular system of the retina, dm will also destruct the tissue surrounding the retina, including the optic nerve. Petersburg presents virtual book club with the mfa. In 1991, adrian tomine selfpublished the first issue of optic nerve. This online event is free, but registration is required and will be limited to 50 participants. He began selfpublishing his comic book series optic nerve.
Clinical anatomy of the cranial nerves sciencedirect. I will leave the detailedthe painfully detailedphysiology of the retina to another time, but there are some fun retina facts that you need to be able to regurgitate on command. Purchase individual access to articles is available through the add to cart option on the article page. Optic nerve is one of the best books ive read in years. When reading the optic nerve, works of art are like songs. Dr impairs the optic nerve by damaging its conduction and integrity. Optic nerve audiobook by maria gainza, thomas bunstead.
In optic nerve, a woman trains a sharp eye on art and her. It is the second of several pairs of cranial nerves. Consisting of three xeroxed sheets of paper, and with a print run of twentyfive, it was a. A dazzling combination of memoir, fiction and art book, like nothing youve. Ii optic nerve a discussion of the optic nerve begins with the retina. May 11, 2020 the optic nerve head is the most anterior component of the optic nerve and corresponds to the 1 mm segment that is located within the eyeball i. The optic nerve is a primary reference for those ophthalmologists and researchers interested in its anatomy and physiology, in the most recent diagnostic techniques, as well as in the clinical management of optic nerve disorders.
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