Against the Wall

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Identifier 20180304_nanos_posters_083
Title Against the Wall
Creator Abby Vercio; Timothy Winter
Affiliation (AV) (TW) Loma Linda University Eye Institute, Loma Linda, CA
Subject Paraneoplastic syndromes, Neuro-ophth & systyemic disease ( eg. MS, MG, thyroid), Diagnostic Tests (ERG, VER, OCT, HRT, mfERG, etc) Eyelid & adnexal disease
Description Melanoma associated retinopathy is a paraneoplastic processes involving auto-antibodies against normal retinal tissues, specifically the bipolar cell layer. This adversely affects rod systems as neuroretinal transmission from the photoreceptors through the inner retina is disrupted. This yields a characteristic electronegative ERG pattern helpful in diagnosis of this life-threatening disease.
Date 2018-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2018 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2018: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2018. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6qr8x4m
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1309327
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr8x4m