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Mitochondrial Disease News LHON search
ARVO Journals LHON search
GeneReviews, University of Washington LHON review
Glaucoma UK. International Glaucoma Association
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy University of Iowa
Toxic neuropathies a general outline text including optic from Washington University School of Medicine
The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
MITOMAP A human mitochondrial genome database
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man A treasure trove from National Institutes of Health (US).
Genomics.energy.gov US government human genome information.
DNA From the Beginning A course in basic Genetics. Needs plug-in.
VisionScience a gathering of vision research resources
Internet Neuroscience Resources
Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
American Academy of Ophthalmology professional association
Retina Revealed is a wonderful collection of images and cases at the highest level of quality and state of the art. It is compiled by our Scientific Board member Dr Jerome Sherman, OD, Distinguished Professor of Optometry, State University of New York. See his 56 page section on Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Researcher group. Check out the abstracts of their annual meetings.
EVER European Association for Vision and Eye Research
National Eye Institute [NEI] Homepage US Government Fund NEI News
NIH On-Line Health Information Index
DocGuide regularly updated new article updates on topics of interest
Centrewatch list of government and industry clinical trials
ClinicalTrials.gov Keep updated on what clinical investigations are in progress. From NIH. ClinicalTrials.gov optic neuropathy search
Good Clinical Practice Network Optic Atrophy Hereditary Leber search
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