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Show Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology 21( 2): 73, 2001. © 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia Message From the Editor This issue marks the completion of my tenure as Editor- in- Chief of the Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology. The North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society has named Dr. Jonathan Trobe to succeed me. Dr. Trobe will assume the editorship with the September 2001 issue, and I know the journal will flourish under his able direction. As I take my leave, I would like to share a few thoughts on how our field has developed and the journal's key role in advancing neuro- ophthalmology. As the field of neuro- ophthalmology grew in the mid- 1950s, a serious interest arose in documenting our fascinating case material. The major players included Frank Walsh, A. Kestenbaum, M. Bender, David Cogan, W. F. Hoyt, J. Lawton Smith, and a host of others. By the end of the 1960s, a group of neuro- ophthalmic practitioners formed the Neuro- Ophthalmic Pathology Club, which met on an irregular annual basis. An annual postgraduate course in neuro- ophthalmology was initiated at the University of Miami under the aegis of J. Lawton Smith. In 1978, many of the leaders in neuro- ophthalmology met in San Francisco to discuss the creation of a journal of neuro- ophthalmology. In spite of a " no" vote by the group, Dr. Smith, with the support of Masson Press, created the Journal of Clinical Neuro- Ophthalmology, serving as editor- in- chief. Published quarterly since its inception, its name changed to the Journal of Neuro- Ophthalmology when the North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society adopted the journal as its official publication in 1994. Case reports, editorials, and commissioned reviews initially made up a majority of the printed pages. As time passed, the amount and diversity of material available for publication increased in all facets. During the past few years, the Walsh Society and the North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society amalgamated under the wing of the North American Neuro- Ophthalmology Society, which sponsors the journal. Under these circumstances, the journal will be one of the driving forces in neuro- ophthalmology for the foreseeable future. As its second Editor- in- Chief, from 1995 to 2001,1 would like to express my gratitude for the help I have received from the editorial board and the publishers. I am grateful to those who have submitted papers. I thank Margaret Kealy, Editorial Assistant, who has supplied the necessary logistical help almost single handedly, and Nancy Megley, Publisher, for their continued support through the years. God speed to my successor, Dr. Jonathan Trobe, and the new editorial board. Ronald M. Burde, MD Editor- in- Chief 73 |
