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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Accreditation and the RRC | A slide presentation providing information on accreditation and the residency review committee (RRC). | 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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Program Director Collaboration Model: On Being a Program Director | A slide presentation on the role of a project manager. | 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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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 |