WEBINAR July 21st, 2023
for Neurologists and Ophthalmologist
Webinar time:
19.00 – CET (Central European Time)
13.00 – EST (Eastern Standard Time)
10.00 – PST (Pacific Standard Time)
Speaker Panel:
Nancy J. Newman, MD
LeoDelle Jolley Chair in Ophthalmology
Director, Section of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Professor of Ophthalmology and Neurology
Instructor in Neurological Surgery,
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA, USA
Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD
Thornton Chair, Doheny Eye Institute
Vice-Chair, Ophthalmology, UCLA
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, MD, PhD
Professor of Ophthalmology and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist
Moorfields Eye Hospital, London (UK)
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge (UK)
University of Cambridge, Cambridge (UK)
Rustum Karanjia, MD
Assistant Professor and Vice-Chair (Research)
University of Ottawa (Canada)
Program
19.00 – 19.10 LHON DISEASE DESCRIPTION (Patrick Yu-Wai-Man)
• Introduction and background
• Epidemiology
• Disease demographics
19.10 – 19.20 Proposed pathophysiology (Alfredo A. Sadun)
• Mitochondrial gene defects
• Anatomical and metabolic consideration
19.20 – 19.30 LHON CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS (Rustum Karanjia)
19.30 – 19.40 DIAGNOSIS (Nancy J. Newman)
• Differential Diagnosis
• Clinical and Genetic diagnosis
LHON Management and Therapies
19.40 – 19.50 Visual prognosis and recovery (Nancy J. Newman)
19.50 – 20.00 Therapy/Management (Alfredo A. Sadun)
20.00 – 20.10 Follow up (Rustum Karanjia)
20.10 – 20.30 Take home messages and panel discussion with cases and Q&A
Official language
English
Continuing Medical Education
he Webinar on LHON, Webinar on line, Italy, 21/07/2023 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 1 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The Course was granted 1,5 Italian CME credits
Registration Information
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