title: Cuban epidemic optic neuropathy and its relationship to toxic and hereditary optic neuropathy.
abstract: The similarities and differences between toxic/nutritional and hereditary optic neuropathy and the pathophysiologic mechanisms that they have in common are described. This is based on data from the epidemic suffered in Cuba in 1992, which affected the optic nerves of many individuals and the experience of the authors in dealing with various toxic optic neuropathies, as well as Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuro-ophthalmology, The Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Rosaralis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santiesteban-Freixas
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mendoza-Santiesteban
authors.forename: Yannara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Columbie-Garbey
authors.forename: Alina Gonzalez
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Quevedo
authors.forename: Alberto Gonzalez
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Ramón Cabal
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015418:Optic Atrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D029242:Optic Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*