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The 360 Degree Evaluation | Evaluation of medical residents by faculty, hospital staff, peers, and patients. | Text |
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Accreditation and the RRC | A slide presentation providing information on accreditation and the residency review committee (RRC). | Text |
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The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) The New Competences | Presented at the PAAA/AAO Symposium on Teaching Residents Ophthalmology in the 21st Century, in Buenos Aires, July 2007 | Text |
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Anatomy and Physiology of Vision: The Visual Pathways | Introduction to neuro-ophthalmology, covering the optic nerve, the afferent visual system (eye to brain), the pupil (Afferent-Efferent Reflex), and the efferent visual system (eye movements). Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Optic chiasm; Visual cortex. Disease/Diagn... | Text |
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Apoptosis of Retinal Ganglion Cells | Presented at a conference on neuroprotection at Sedona, Arizona, 2002; includes several microscopic images demonstrating cell death. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Cytokines. Disease/Diagnosis: Glaucoma. | Text |
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Are IV Steroids and Anti-Platelet Agents Indicated in Every Case of GCA? | From a debate at a meeting in Canada in Sept. 2006, with Sadun taking the "pro" position. Disease/Diagnosis: Giant cell arteritis. Treatment: Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Solumedrol; Prednisone; Aspirin. | Text |
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Beyond Visual Acuity: New Measures in the Evaluation of Vision | Use of Amsler charts and 3-D computer imaging to evaluate visual acuity, sensitivity, and health. Disease/Diagnosis: Glaucoma; Age related macular degeneration. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma. | Text |
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Beyond Visual Acuity: New Measures in the Evaluation of Vision | Use of Amsler charts and 3-D computer imaging to evaluate visual acuity, sensitivity, and health. Disease/Diagnosis: Glaucoma; Age related macular degeneration. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma. | Text |
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Circadian Rhythms: How Much Retina Do We Need for a Good Night's Sleep? | Discusses importance of the health of the retinohypothalamic tract in the maintenance of circadian rhythm. Anatomy: Retina; Hypothalamus; Retinal ganglion cells; Pineal gland. Disease/Diagnosis: Retinal diseases; Sleep disorders, Circadian rhythm. | Text |
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Compressive Optic Neuropathies Potpourri | An overview of compressive optic neuropathies, including symptoms, varieties, testing, and treatments; slide presentation includes several neuroimaging scans. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Compression of optic nerve. Treatment: Mifepristone | Text |
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Controversies - Anatomy and Treatment of Dyslexia | A slide presentation on dyslexia. | Text |
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Distinguishing an Optic Neuropathy from a Maculopathy | PPT describing a case of optic neuropathy. Covers signs and symptoms, and various laboratory tests. Describes 10 signes of disc edema. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal macula. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Retinal lesion; Macular lesion; Disorder of the optic nerve; Afferent pupillar... | Text |
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Distinguishing Optic Nerve vs. Retinal Lesions | PPT describing methods of distinguishing optic nerve verses retinal lesions. Describes a pateint case. Discussed signs, symtpoms and diagnostic tests. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal macula. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Retinal lesion; Macular lesion; Disorder of the optic nerve; A... | Text |
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Engineering the Visual System | Physiological basis of vision, covering perimetry, retinal ganglion cell types, and retinal pathways. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina. | Text |
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The Expert Witness | Discussion and advice on serving as an expert witness during court cases. | Text |
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Field Investigation of a Giant Pedigree of LHON in Rural Brazil | Report of an international field investigation to rural Brazil to study a cluster of LHON, including its genetic basis. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Blindness, | Text |
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Headache and Visual Loss | Presenting Symptom: Ataxia; Photophobia; Scotoma; Ischemia; Aura. Anatomy: Orbit; Retina; Serotonin. Disease/Diagnosis: Migraine disorders; Migraine with aura. Imaging: Ibuprofen; Sumatriptan; Pseudoephedrine; Lidocaine; Caffeine; Calcium channel blockers; Aminosalicylic acids. | Text |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON): New Rules of Engagement | Slide presentation with several images of optic nerve and optic disk with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Blindness. | Text |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Very Large New Pedigree From Brazil | Four slides showing optic disc with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Blindness. | Text |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Very Large New Pedigree in Brazil | Report of an international field investigation to rural Brazil to study a cluster of LHON, including its genetic basis. Includes several images of optic nerve and optic disk with LHON, Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk; Retinal ganglion cells. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Pres... | Text |
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Management Approach to Isolated Ocular Motor Nerve Palsies | Anatomy: Optic nerve; Oculomotor nerve; Trochlear nerve; Abducens nerve; Pupil. Disease/Diagnosis: Oculomotor nerve diseases; Trochlear nerve diseases; Oculomotor nerve paralysis; Fourth cranial nerve palsy; Abducens nerve diseases; Gradenigo's syndrome; Ophthalmoplegia; Temporal Arteritis; Nerve co... | Text |
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Methods of Resident Evaluation: The 360 Degree Evaluation | Evaluation of medical residents by faculty, hospital staff, peers, and patients. | Text |
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Mitochondria and the RGC | Discussion of various forms of mitrochondrial optic neuropathies and how to distinguish from toxic optic neuropathies, with examples from Cuba and Brazil. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Telangiectasis; Apoptosis; Dyschromatopsia. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxyge... | Text |
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Neuro-Surgical Approaches to the Orbit | Discusses specifics of various approaches to surgical treatment of lesions, including transcranial and transfrontal orbitotomies; neuroimagery scans from before and after operation for meningioma. Presenting Symptom: Proptosis. Anatomy: Orbit; Optic nerve sheath. Disease/Diagnosis: Meningioma; Heman... | Text |
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Neuroprotection = Apoptosis of Retinal Ganglion Cells | Slide presentation with several microscopic images demonstrating cell death, LHON, AIDS. Presenting Symptom: Blindness; Ischemia; Retinal detachment. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Acquired Immunod... | Text |