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; Image |
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A Neuro-ophthalmologist's view of RGC apoptosis and neuroprotection | Text; Image | |
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Accreditation and the RRC | Text; Image | |
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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; Image |
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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). | Text; Image |
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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 | Text; Image |
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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 | Text; Image |
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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. | Text; Image |
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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). | Text; Image |
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Apoptosis in LHON: an ROS explanation | Text; Image | |
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Apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells | Presented at a conference on neuroprotection at Sedona, Arizona, 2002 | Text; Image |
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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. | Text; Image |
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Atypical optic neuropathies | A discussion of atypical optic neuropathies. | Text; Image |
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Beyond the Margulis hypothesis: the time bomb within us | Presented at 36th Annual Doheny Days, 2005 | Text; Image |
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Beyond the Margulis hypothesis: the time bomb within us | Presented at Harvard, 2005 | Text; Image |
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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 | Text; Image |
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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 | Text; Image |
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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. | Text; Image |
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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 | Text; Image |
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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 | Text; Image |
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Compressive optic neuropathies potpourri | An overview of compressive optic neuropathies, including symptoms, varieties, testing, and treatments. | Text; Image |
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Controversies-Anatomy and Treatment of Dyslexia | Text; Image | |
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Cortical visual phenomena (Anton's to Geschwind's) | Part 6 of a course taught at Stanford University | Text; Image |
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Cuban epidemic of optic neuopathy: 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 | Text; Image |
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Cuban epidemic of optic neuopathy: 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 | Text; Image |