8:30-9:15am–Case Presentations: Nailyn Rasool, MD (Neuro)

9:15-10:00am–Grand Rounds Lecture: “The Cuban Epidemic of Optic Neuropathy: Working with Castro”, Alfredo Sadun, MD PhD (Host: Nailyn Rasool, MD)

• To know the types of bilateral optic neuropathies
• To understand the role of mitochondria in neurons
• To know the role of folic acid in nutritional optic atrophy

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. You must complete an evaluation to qualify for CME credit.

Faculty Relationship Disclosure: Planners Stephen McLeod, MD and Yvonne Ou, MD have stated they have no financial relationships to disclose. Speaker Alfredo A. Sadun, MD, PhD  Vice-Chair, UCLA  has stated they have relationships with Stealth Pharm, Gensight to disclose.

Commercial Support Disclosure: No commercial support was received for this Grand Rounds presentation.  This CME activity complies with AM1195.

This presentation is supported by the  Samuel J. Kimura fund.