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Show Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology 14( 1): 1, 1994. ( 0 1994 Raven Press, Ltd., New York Editorial The year 1994 marks a transition in the life of the Journal of Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology. Almost 15 years ago, J. Lawton Smith, M. D., with the conviction that neuro- ophthalmology needed its own journal as a vehicle for presenting interesting clinical material, founded the Journal of Clinical Neuro- ophthalmology. Dr. Smith became the founding editor and has been the driving force behind the journal's success since. During the 1994 calendar year Dr. Smith will share editorial control of the journal with R. M. Burde, M. D. Dr. Burde has been appointed Co- Editor, representing the North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society, which has adopted the Journal as its official publication. This marks a change in editorial direction, and an emphasis will now be placed on publishing papers reflecting both the basic and clinical sciences of our specialty. Concurrently the journal will continue to encourage the submission of clinical case reports of significance. This shift in emphasis is intended to create a balance between the basic and clinical science material published. The change in direction is reflected in the change of the name of the journal to the Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology. The cover will bear both the name and the logo of the North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society. In order to create a vehicle that thoroughly meets the needs of the society and neuro- ophthalmology in the universal sense, Dr. Burde has created a senior board of Associate Editors consisting of Joel Glaser, M. D., Miami, FL, James Corbett, M. D., Jackson, MS, Peter Savino, M. D., Philadelphia, PA, Jack Sel-horst, M. D., St. Louis, MO, Thomas Slamovits, M. D., Bronx, NY, and Norman Schatz, M. D., Miami, FL, who will help direct the journal as it sets its new course. The Editors and the Associate Editors will encourage all interested parties to contact any of us with creative ideas, criticisms, or reflections on the present and future state of the journal. There is little doubt in our minds that the journal will flourish and obtain its appropriate role, utilizing the full support of the membership of NANOS and the broader neuro- ophthalmologic community as a whole. R. M. Burde, M. D. Editor- in- Chief 1 |