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Anatomy and Physiology of Vision: The Visual Pathways | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Nerve; Optic Disc; Retina; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Optic Chiasm; Visual Cortex; Pituitary Adenoma; Optic Atrophy; Anatomy of Visual Pathways; Afferent Visual Pathways | |
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Apoptosis of Retinal Ganglion Cells | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Optic Nerve; Retina; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Cytokines; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Glaucoma | |
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Compressive Optic Neuropathies Potpourri | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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 | Optic Nerve; Compression of Optic Nerve; Mifepristone | |
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Distinguishing an Optic Neuropathy from a Maculopathy | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Nerve Diseases; Retinal Lesion; Macular Lesion; Disorder of the Optic Nerve; Afferent Pupillary Defect; Edema; Optic Nerve; Retina; Retinal Macula; Scotoma; Optic Neuritis; Hyperopia; Metamorphopsia; Diseases of the Optic Nerve | |
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Distinguishing Optic Nerve vs. Retinal Lesions | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Nerve Diseases; Retinal Lesion; Disorder of the Optic Nerve; Macular Lesion; Retinal Macula; Afferent Pupillary Defect; Scotoma; Optic Neuritis; Hyperopia; Metamorphopsia; Optic Nerve; Retina; Diseases of the Optic Nerve | |
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Engineering the Visual System | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | Physiological basis of vision, covering perimetry, retinal ganglion cell types, and retinal pathways. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Retina. | Vision; Color Perception; Optic Nerve; Retina; Afferent Visual Pathways | |
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Field Investigation of a Giant Pedigree of LHON in Rural Brazil | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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, | Optic Atrophy; Hereditary; Leber; Blindness; Brazil; Optic Nerve; Optic Disc | |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON): New Rules of Engagement | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Optic Atrophy; Hereditary; Leber; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Blindness; Brazil; Optic Nerve; Optic Disk; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Reactive Oxygen Species | |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Very Large New Pedigree From Brazil | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | Four slides showing optic disc with LHON. Anatomy: Optic nerve; Optic disk. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber. Presenting Symptom: Blindness. | Optic Atrophy; Hereditary; Leber; Blindness; Brazil; Optic Nerve; Optic Disc | |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Very Large New Pedigree in Brazil | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Atrophy; Hereditary; Leber; Blindness; Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia; Brazil; Optic Nerve; Optic Disk; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Apoptosis; Cell Death | |
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Management Approach to Isolated Ocular Motor Nerve Palsies | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Diplopia; Hypertropia; Optic Nerve; Oculomotor Nerve; Trochlear Nerve; Pupil; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Trochlear Nerve Diseases; Abducens Nerve; Abducens Nerve Diseases; Gradenigo's Syndrome; Ophthalmoplegia; Temporal Arteritis; Nerve Compression Syndromes | |
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Mitochondria and the RGC | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Nerve; Optic Disc; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Reactive Oxygen Species; Scotoma; Telangiectasis; Apoptosis; Dyschromatopsia; Optic Atrophy; Autosomal Dominant; Optic Atrophy; Hereditary; Leber; Toxic Optic Neuropathy; Brazil; Cuba; Linezolid | |
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Neuro-Surgical Approaches to the Orbit | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Coloboma; Aplasia; Proptosis; Orbit; Optic Nerve Sheath; Meningioma; Hemangiopericytoma; Neurosurgery; Osteotomy | |
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Neuroprotection = Apoptosis of Retinal Ganglion Cells | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Nerve; Retina; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Blindness; Ischemia; Retinal Detachment; Optic Atrophy; Hereditary; Leber; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | |
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Office Techniques for Detecting Optic Nerve Disease | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Color Vision; Glaucoma; Macular Degeneration; Optic Neuritis; Scotoma; Metamorphopsia; Optic Nerve; Retina; Macula Lutea | |
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Optic Nerve Regeneration | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Nerve Regeneration; Optic Nerve; Retina; Retrograde Degeneration; Necrosis; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Cerestat; Aptiganel; Memantine; Riluzole | |
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Optic Neuritis Treatment Trials | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuritis; Multiple sclerosis. Treatment: Methylprednisolone; Prednisone; Solumedrol. | Optic Neuritis; Multiple Sclerosis; Optic Nerve; Methylprednisolone; Prednisone; Solumedrol | |
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Testing the Functional Patient | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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 | Malingering; Hysteria; Optic Nerve; Retina; Optic Nerve Diseases; Retinal Degeneration | |
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Viagra and Vision Loss: Does Sex Make You Blind? | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Sildenafil; Vardenafil; Tadalafil; Viagra; Levitra; Cialis; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Toxic Optic Neuropathy; Optic Nerve; Optic Disc; Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; Hypotension | |
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Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathy: Mitochondria as Gatekeepers for Apoptosis | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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:... | Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia; Ataxia; Hyporeflexia; Optic Nerve Diseases; Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Cuba; Brazil; Optic Nerve; Optic Disk; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Apoptosis; Cell Death; Ethambutol | |
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An Epidemic of Blindness in Cuba: Lessons on Nutrition and Mitochondria | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Cuba; Castro, Fidel; Folate; Optic Nerve; Optic Nerve Diseases; Alcoholic Neuropathy; Blindness; Ambliopia; Ataxia; Paresthesia; Hyporeflexia | |
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Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression in the Management of Optic Neuropathies | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Decompression, Surgical; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Papilledema; Optic Nerve; Optic Disc | |
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Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: New Lessons From a Giant Pedigree in Brazil | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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... | Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Blindness; Papilledema; Scotoma; Dyschromatopsia; Optic Nerve; Optic Disc; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Brazil; Apoptosis; Cell Death | |
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Apoptosis in LHON: An ROS Explanation | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber; Brazil; Optic Nerve; Optic Disk; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Reactive Oxygen Species; Apoptosis; Cell Death; ROS1 Protein, Human | |
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The Diagnostic Workup in Patients With Optic Neuropathies (Metodo diagnostico) | Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD | 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. | Hyperopia; Metamorphopsia; Optic Nerve; Macula Lutea; Optic Disc; Optic Neuritis; Macular Edema; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic | |