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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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 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 Neuritis Treatment Trials | Anatomy: Optic nerve. Disease/Diagnosis: Optic neuritis; Multiple sclerosis. Treatment: Methylprednisolone; Prednisone; Solumedrol. | 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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Program Director Collaboration Model: On Being a Program Director | A slide presentation on the role of a project manager. | 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |