Collection of materials relating to neuro-ophthalmology as part of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library.
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Optic Neuropathy: A Recipe for Blindness | Karim Kozhaya, MD; Alaa Bou Ghannam, MD; Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD | An epidemic of blindness and peripheral neuropathy struck Cuba in the early 90s. By the end of 1993, 7% of the population was affected. Most patients were men and presented with sub-acute, painless, bilateral loss of vision. The etiology of the disease pondered local and international scientists, es... | Cuban Epidemic Optic Neuropathy; Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Mitochondrial Insufficiency; Nutritional Optic Neuropathy; Pale Optic Nerve |
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Steroids Are Not Always the Solution!! | Anas Yasin, MD | Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) is the most common inherited mitochondrial disorder and typically affects young males. (https://eyewiki.aao.org/Leber_Hereditary_Optic_Neuropathy) | Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) |
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Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Deficiency (Video) | Nirupama Devanathan; Devin D. Mackay, MD | 33-year-old female who initially presented with heat stroke that was thought to provoke cyclical vomiting over the course of 6 weeks, perpetuated by anxiety, resulting in a 15- pound weight loss. She presented to the ED with bilateral vision loss, bilateral lower extremity weakness and vertical nyst... | Thiamine; Upbeat Nystagmus; Nutritional Optic Neuropathy; Wernicke Encephalopathy |
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Methanol Toxicity | Daniel Lovasz; James Brian Davis; Amanda Dean Henderson, MD | Methanol toxicity can be very dangerous with high morbidity and mortality rates, and outcomes typically worsen with increasing acidemia, hyperglycemia, or acute kidney injury. Delayed treatment can result in irreversible injury, such as vision loss, or even death. The harmful effects of methanol com... | Acidosis; Fomepizole; Formic Acid; Methanol Toxicity; Toxic Optic Neuropathy |
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Patient Portal: Non-Arteritic-Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) | Arun Sundaram, MD | Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION or NA-AION) is caused by decreased blood flow to the front part of the optic nerve (optic disc). It causes optic nerve swelling and sudden vision loss. NAION typically affects one eye, although the other eye sometimes suffers similar loss month... | Non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy; NAION; NA-AION; Optic nerve; Optic disc; Ophthalmic artery |
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