An Epidemic of Blindness in Cuba: Lessons on Nutrition and Mitochondria

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Identifier Sadun_86
Title An Epidemic of Blindness in Cuba: Lessons on Nutrition and Mitochondria
Creator Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Affiliation (AAS) Flora L. Thornton Chair, Doheny Eye Institute, and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
Subject Cuba; Castro, Fidel; Folate; Optic Nerve; Optic Nerve Diseases; Alcoholic Neuropathy; Blindness; Ambliopia; Ataxia; Paresthesia; Hyporeflexia
Description Presented at Stanford in April 2007, recapping the 1990s expedition to Cuba to investigate causes of blindness epidemic. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Alcoholic neuropathy. Treatment: Folate. Presenting Symptom: Ambliopia; Ataxia; Paresthesia; Hyporeflexia.
Date 2007-04
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Alfredo A. Sadun Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Sadun/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_aas
ID 177115
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67t0k91