The Alfredo A. Sadun Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: A Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Dr. Sadun with a team of researchers at the Doheny Eye Institute pioneered research in optic nerve dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Contains his "100 best lectures." Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD, Flora L. Thornton Chair, Professor Ophthalmology & Neurological Surgery, Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine at USC.
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The 360 Degree Evaluation | Evaluation of medical residents by faculty, hospital staff, peers, and patients. | Text |
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A Neuro-Ophthalmologist's View of RGC Apoptosis and Neuroprotection | Slide presentation with several microscopic images demonstrating cell death, LHON, AIDS. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Glaucoma. Presen... | 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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Acute Retrobulbar Optical Neuropathy | PPT covering acute retrobulbar optic neuropathy, including ischemic, inflammatory, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION); includes brainscan images for optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis; optic disk with LHON and PION. Anatomy: Opt... | Text |
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AIDS: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations | Discusses various neuro-opthalmological complications to which AIDS patients are prone, and results of experimental testing on rabbits using Pentoxifylline. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Axons; Optic disk; Astrocytes; Macrophages. Pathology: Slides showing astrocytes, macrophages, cytokine staining. Disease... | Text |
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An Epidemic of Blindness in Cuba: Lessons on Nutrition and Mitochondria | 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. | Text |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Optic Nerve | Lecture covering the anatomy and physiology of the optic nerve. Covers the retina and anterior visual pathways. Several slides show microscopic images of optic nerve damage. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Cytokines. Disease/Diagnosis: Glaucoma. | 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 in LHON: An ROS Explanation | A slide presentation describing apoptosis in LHON; includes several images of optic nerve and optic disk. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. | 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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Atypical Optic Neuropathies | A discussion of atypical optic neuropathies. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc. Pathology: Slides showing LHON. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuropathy, Ischemic; Optic atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Toxic optic neuropathy. Presenting Symptom: Optic neuritis; Eye hemorrhage; Retinal vasculitis; Dyschromatop... | Text |
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Beyond the Margulis Hypothesis: The Time Bomb Within Us | Presented at Harvard, 2005; includes several images of optic disc with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Dyschromatopsia; Scotoma. | Text |
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Beyond the Margulis Hypothesis: The Time Bomb Within Us | Presented at 36th Annual Doheny Days, 2005. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. | 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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The Clinical Spectrum of Amiodarone-Associated Optic Neuropathy | Sadun's response to a paper by L.N. Johnson, G.B. Kroheld, and E.R. Thomas at 2004 AAO meeting. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Optic neuropathy, Ischemic | Text |
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Color Vision: Insights Into Our Origins and Some of Our Artists - From Darwin to Delacroix | Discussion of origins and physiology of color vision in different species, distinction between addition and subtraction of colors, and how painters get around the difference. Includes microscopic views of retinal cones. Anatomy: Retina; Rods (Retina); Cones (Retina). | 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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Cortical Visual Phenomena (Anton's to Geschwind's) | Part 6 of a course taught at Stanford University. Anatomy: Visual cortex. Disease/Diagnosis: Aphasia; Blindness, Cortical; Hallucinations, Visual; Anton's Syndrome; Visual Agnosia; Palinopsia; Geschwind's Syndrome; Apraxia; Cortical paralysis of fixation syndrome; Alzheimer's Syndrome. | Text |
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Cuban Epidemic of Optic Neuropathy: Even Zealots Must Eat, or, Conversations with Castro | A team of neuro-opthalmologists visits Cuba in 1993 and 1994, and attempts to treat patients with vision disorders. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Structure of cribriform plate. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Blindness; Ambliopia; Alcoholic neuropathy. Treatment: Folate. Presenting Symptom: Ataxia;... | Text |
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Cuban Epidemic of Optic Neuropathy: Even Zealots Must Eat, or, Conversations with Castro | A team of neuro-opthalmologists visits Cuba in 1993 and 1994, and attempts to treat patients with vision disorders. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Alcoholic neuropathy. Treatment: Folate. Presenting Symptom: Blindness; Ambliopia; Ataxia; Paresthesia; Hyporeflexia. | Text |
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Cushing and Ophthalmology | From a lecture at Yale in 2006, reviewing the life of Harvey Cushing, the founder of neurosurgery. Anatomy: Optic chiasm; Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Pituitary adenoma; Papilledema; X-linked hydrocephalus syndrome; Optic nerve glioma; Graves ophthalmopathy; Mucocele; Pituitary apoplexy; Optic ne... | Text |
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The Diagnostic Workup in Patients With Optic Neuropathies | Slideshow presentation with images of optic disc with edema and optic atrophy. Presenting Symptom: Telangiectasis; Dyschromatopsia; Scotoma. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; Enolase. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuritis; Macular edema; Optic neuropathy, Ischemic; Optic atrop... | Text |
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The Diagnostic Workup in Patients With Optic Neuropathies (Metodo diagnostico) | Slideshow presentation with images of optic disc with edema and "Positive temporal artery biopsy". Presenting Symptom: Hyperopia; Metamorphopsia. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Macula Lutea; Optic disc. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuritis; Macular edema; Optic neuropathy, Ischemic. | 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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Extremely High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Human Optic Nerve Head | MRI imagery of optic nerves demonstrates ability to identify cases of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON); includes MRI images of optic nerves. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. | 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 | Presenting Symptom: Ataxia; Photophobia; Scotoma; Ischemia; Aura. Anatomy: Orbit; Retina; Serotonin. Disease/Diagnosis: Migraine disorders; Migraine with aura. Treatment: Ibuprofen; Sumatriptan; Pseudoephedrine; Lidocaine; Caffeine; Calcium channel blockers; Aminosalicylic acids. | 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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How Mitochondria Orchestrate the Death of RGCs : From Brazil to Tuebingen to Rochester 2007 | Slides showing LHON and Kjer's optic atrophy and images of optic disk with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Telangiectasis; Apoptosis; Dyschromatopsia; Blindness. | Text |
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How Strong is the Case for an Association Between PDE5 Inhibitors and NAION? | Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Toxic optic neuropathy. Presenting Symptom: Ischemia; Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia. | Text |
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Induction of Apoptosis by Mitochondrial Impairment in LHON and Related Diseases | Slide presentation includes six pairs of microscopic slides showing LHON and control examples of optic nerve. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. | Text |
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Jonathan D. Wirtschafter, MD, FACS, Frank E. Burch Professor of Ophthalmology | Overview of the life of Jonathan D. Wirtschafter on the occasion of the first annual Wirtschafter Lectureship, in August of 2003. Sadun gave the lecture, recapping an international field investigation to rural Brazil to study a cluster of LHON, including its genetic basis. Includes several images o... | Text |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) in Brazil: Opportunities | Report of an international field investigation to rural Brazil to study a cluster of LHON, including its genetic roots. Presented at Allergan, 2006. Includes several images of optic nerve and optic disk with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Myelin sheath; Optic Disk. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, H... | 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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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. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Blindnes... | Text |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: New Insights? | Several microscopic images of optic nerve with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia. | Text |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: New Lessons From a Giant 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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Medical-Legal Considerations: What You Wish You Didn't Have to Think About | A slide presentation on the medico-legal issues relevant to neuro-ophthalmologists. | 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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Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathies (MON) | Combination of two presentations on optic nerve diseases, covering the cases in Cuba and Brazil. Titles: Cuban epidemic of optic neuopathy: even zealots must eat, or, Conversations with Castro and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: a very large new pedigree in Brazil; includes several images of ... | Text |
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Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathy: Mitochondria as Gatekeepers for Apoptosis | Presentation at Harvard in 2006, focussing on Leber's Heriditary Optic Neuropathy; includes several images of optic nerve and optic disk with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk; Retinal ganglion cells. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom:... | Text |
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Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathy: Mitochondria as Gatekeepers for Apoptosis | Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Toxic optic neuropathy. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia. | Text |
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The Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations of Diabetes | Anatomy: Orbit; Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Diabetes; Mucormycosis; Acidosis; Hypoplasia of the optic nerve; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic optic papillopathy; Optic neuropathy, Ischemic; Diabetic optic atrophy; Ophthalmoplegia; Arteritis; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Orbital cellulitis. Treatment: Debri... | 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 |
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Office Techniques for Detecting Optic Nerve Disease | Demonstration of brightness sense testing and of computer-generated graphics for Amsler grid testing. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Metamorphopsia. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina; Macula lutea. Disease/Diagnosis: Glaucoma; Optic neuritis; Macular degeneration. | Text |
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On Being a Program Director | Speech on the occasion of receiving the first Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education in 2003. | Text |
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Optic Chiasm and Anterior Visual Pathways | Anatomy: Optic chiasm; Visual cortex; Geniculate bodies | Text |
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Optic Disc Edema: Evaluating the Swollen Disc | Presentation at AAO 2006 meeting, distinguishing Optic disc edema from papilledema; includes several images of optic disc, normal and with edema and papilledema. Anatomy: Optic disc. Disease/Diagnosis: Retinal edema; Papilledema | Text |
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Optic Disc Edema: Evaluating the Swollen Disc | Presentation at AAO 2007 meeting, distinguishing Optic disc edema from papilledema. Includes several images of optic disc, normal and with edema and papilledema. Anatomy: Optic disc. Disease/Diagnosis: Retinal edema; Papilledema | Text |
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Optic Nerve Regeneration | A slide presentation with three sets of 3 views increasing magnification. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuropathy, Ischemic; Retrograde degeneration; Necrosis. Treatment: Cerestat; Aptiganel; Memantine; Riluzole. | Text |
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Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression in the Management of Optic Neuropathies | A slide presentation with several images of optic disc, normal and with edema. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuropathy, Ischemic; Pseudotumor cerebri; Papilledema. Treatment: Decompression, Surgical. | Text |
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Optic Nerve Tumors: Diagnosis and Therapy | Powerppoint lecture covers a patient case, differential diagnosis, and optic nerve anatomy. Also includes examination information, fundus images and visual field defects. Presenting Symptom: Proptosis; Hemianopsia; Scotoma. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Structure of pituitary fossa; Optic nerve sheath. Dise... | Text |
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Optic Neuritis Treatment Trials | Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuritis; Multiple sclerosis. Treatment: Methylprednisolone; Prednisone; Solumedrol. | Text |
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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Applications in the Eye | Optical Coherence Tomography is a technique for non-invasive cross-sectional imaging of ocular tissues. This PowerPoint covers an overview of the technique with excellent diagrams and images. Anatomy: Retina; Anterior eye segment; Cornea; Macula Lutea; Vitreous body; Optic nerve; Retinal ganglion ce... | Text |
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Pentoxifylline Suppression of TNF-Alpha Mediated Axonal Degeneration in the Rabbit Optic Nerve | Presenting Symptom: Dyschromatopsia. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Demyelinating autoimmune diseases, CNS. Treatment: Pentoxifylline. | Text |
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Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy | Discusses opthalmic complications of surgery, with example of shock-induced Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy following a hysterectomy. Presenting Symptom: Ischemia; Hypotension. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuropathy, Ischemic; Hematoma; Edema. | Text |
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Preparing for the RRC | Discussion of the work of the Residency Review Committee and how a department can prepare for their visit. | Text |
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The Process of Resident Selection | Evaluation and selection of residency candidates. Includes a section on "Ophthalmology matching program" presented at AAO meeting in Anaheim, Nov. 2003, with permission of Doug Perry. | Text |
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Prognosis for Vision in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) | Treatment options for Pseudotumor cerebri and Papilledema; includes images of optic disc with edema. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma. Anatomy: Optic disc; Optic nerve. Pathology: Microscopic view of papilledema. Disease/Diagnosis: Pseudotumor cerebri; Papilledema. Treatment: Acetazolamide; Ventriculoper... | Text |
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Program Director Collaboration Model: On Being a Program Director | A slide presentation on the role of a project manager. | Text |
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Pupils and Fields: The Importance of Assessing the Optic Nerve | Presenting Symptom: Anisocoria; Adie syndrome; Scotoma; Afferent pupillary defect; Horner Syndrome; Edema; Papilledema; Optic nerve; Pupil; Optic disc. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Pupil; Optic disc. Disease/Diagnosis: Afferent pupillary defect; Horner Syndrome; Edema; Papilledema. | Text |
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Pupils and the Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations of Diabetes | Presentation given in Italy on diagnosing neuro-opthalmic complications of diabetes with several views of the optic disc. Presenting symptom: Diplopia; Anisocoria; Ptosis; Horner syndrome; Adie syndrome. Anatomy: Pupil; Optic disc; Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Diabetes; Mucormycosis; Acidosis; Hy... | Text |
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Subclinical Visual Abnormalities in Carriers With 11778 LHON from a 300 Member Brazilian Pedigree | Report of a multi-year international field investigation to rural Brazil to study a cluster of LHON, including its genetic roots. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Telangiectasis; Blindness. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk; Retinal ganglion cells; Reactive oxygen species. Pathology: Slides showing LHON ... | Text |
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The Surgical Management of Graves' Orbitopathy | Slide presentation that includes 2 neuroimages. Presenting Symptom: Proptosis. Anatomy: Orbit; Entire inferior rectus. Disease/Diagnosis: Graves Ophthalmopathy; Graves Disease; Myotomy of levator palpebrae. Treatment; Decompression, Surgical; Canthoplasty. | Text |
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Teaching & Learning in Ophthalmology: Improving Lecture Skills | A slide presentation on the improvement of lecture skills. | Text |
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Teaching & Learning in Ophthalmology: Improving Lecture Skills | A slide presentation on the topic of improving instructional skills. | Text |
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Teaching in the Operating Room | Presented at the PAAA/AAO Symposium on Teaching Residents Ophthalmology in the 21st Century, in Buenos Aires, July 2007. Treatment: Neurosurgery. | Text |
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Teaching Residents Ophthalmology in the 21st Century | Discusses teaching residents Ophthalmology. Covers issues relating to accreditation and the history of the ACGME. Accreditation criteria and core competencies are outlined. | Text |
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Testing the Functional Patient | Discusses testing to distinguish organic ailments from psychosomatic or willful simulation of symptoms. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic nerve diseases; Retinal degeneration; Hysteria | Text |
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Toxic Optic Neuropathies: How Much Evidence Should it Take to Convict? | A critique of claims that the drug Amiodarone causes optic neuropathies. Presenting Symptom: Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia. Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Toxic optic neuropathy. | Text |
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Toxic Optic Neuropathies: 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; includes images of optic disc showing LHON. Presenting Symptom: Blindness; Scotoma; Telangiectasis; Apoptosis; Dyschromatopsia. Anatomy: Optic ne... | Text |
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Viagra and Vision Loss: Does Sex Make You Blind? | Presenting symptom: Hypotension. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc; Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Toxic optic neuropathy. | Text |
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Viagra and Vision Loss: Does Sex Make You Blind? | At a formal debate during a meeting in Canada in Sept. 2006, Sadun was assigned the role of arguing the case FOR a connection between taking phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors and developing anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Presenting Symptom: Hypotension. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disc; Cyc... | Text |
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Visual Cortex and Weird Phenomena (Anton's to Riddoch's) | Presenting Symptom: Alexia, Pure; Agraphia; Prosopagnosia; Palinopsia; Geschwind's Syndrome; Apraxia. Anatomy: Visual cortex; Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Aphasia; Hallucinations, Visual; Anton's Syndrome; Visual Agnosia; Blindness, Cortical; Cortical paralysis of fixation syndrome; Alzheimer's S... | Text |
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Visual Fields | Slideshow presentation with images of bow-tie atrophy due to an optic disc tract lesion. Anatomy: Optic chiasm; Optic nerve; Optic disk. Disease/Diagnosis: Pituitary adenoma; Bitemporal hemianopia; Optic nerve atrophy. | Text |
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The Visual Process: Tracing Light From the Retina to the Cortex | Physiological basis of vision, including the optics of the eye and the retina and retinal pathways. Anatomy: Retina; Cortex | Text |
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Visual Processing in the Cortex | Part 5 of a course at Stanford University. | Text |
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Visual Variants in Nature | Comparison of visual systems of various species. Anatomy: Retina; Pupil; Cones (Retina); Rods (Retina); Lens, Crystalline. | Text |
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Why You Should Prescribe Goggles to a Box Jellyfish | A discussion of the box jellyfish eye and visual system. Anatomy: Retina; Lens, Crystalline. | Text |
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