Retinal Degenerations associated with systemic diseases

Date: 
02/11/2010 - 7:00am - 8:00am
Location: 
9th floor conference room
Faculty: 
Dr Pamela Rath
Conference Series: 
Retina

Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of retinal degenerations associated with systemic disease and should be able to

  • Describe the epidemiology, causes, characteristics and management of retinal retinal degenerations including
    • Disorders involving other organ systems
      • Infantile-Onset to Early Childhood-Onset Syndromes
      • Bardet-Biedl Complex of Diseases
      • Hearing Loss and Pigmentary Retinopathy
      • Neuromuscular Disorders
      • Other Organ System Disorders
      • Paraneoplastic Retinopathy
    • Metabolic Diseases
      • Albinism
      • CNS Metabolic Abnormalities
      • Amino Acid Disorders
      • Mitochondrial Disorders
    • Systemic Drug Toxicity
      • Chloroquine Derivatives
      • Phenothiazines
      • Other agents

Reading Assignment: Please read Chapter 10 Retinal Degenerations Associated with Systemic Disease in the Retina and Vitreous book in the BCSC series.

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