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Show Neuro-Ophthalmology News Section Editors: Kathleen B. Digre, MD Meagan D. Seay, DO American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting 2021 T he 2021 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), kicked off by the Neuro-Ophthalmology Subspeciality Day, took place both in-person and virtually from November 12 to 15, 2021, in New Orleans, Louisiana. For many, this was the first in-person meeting attended since the onset of COVID-19. Those in attendance were required to be vaccinated and wear a mask at all times. The Neuro-Ophthalmology Subspeciality Day consisted of 4 high-yield sessions of a variety of neuro-ophthalmic topics. Session I, entitled “I Can’t See Straight—Diplopia,” was all about patients with double vision. Panelists included Drs. Karl Golnik, Sophia Chung, Paul Phillips, and Michael Siatkowski. This was followed by Session II: “Is this Nerve Okay?—Optic Nerve Disease.” Cases with normal optic nerves, but abnormal vision, along with cases of swollen optic nerves, but normal vision were discussed. Drs. Anthony Arnold, Sophia Chung, Mark Moster, and Joseph Rizzo III led panel discussions during this session. The afternoon reconvened with session 3, “More Than Meets The Eye—Systemic Disease Manifestations.” As always, entertaining discussions were had by panelists Drs. Valerie Biousse, Mark Kupersmith, Andrew Lee, and Judith Warner (Fig. 1). The day concluded with the final session, “What A Pain?—Headache and Eye Pain.” Drs. Grant Liu, Nancy Newman, and Kathleen Digre led the panel discussions on challenging cases causing eye pain and photophobia (Fig. 2). Highlights of the main meeting included the NeuroOphthalmology Symposium entitled “Infectious Disease in Neuro-Ophthalmology: It’s Not Just COVID-19,” chaired by Drs. Sachin Kedar and Courtney Francis. After a series of cases showing the varied presentations of common and emerging infections, Valerie Biousse presented the William F. Hoyt Lecture, “Acute Retinal Ischemia: Time for Action!” (Fig. 3). Learning Lounge sessions on neuroimaging (Dr. Courtney Francis), nystagmus (Dr. Veeral Shah), FIG. 1. Dr. Melissa Ko (left) presents during Session 3 of the NeuroOphthalmology Subspeciality Day. FIG. 2. Dr. Michael Lee presents a challenging case of photophobia. e456 Seay et al: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2022; 42: e456-e457 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Neuro-Ophthalmology News and approaches to patients with proptosis (Drs. Prem Subramanian and Andrew Harrison) provided informal presentation and discussion formats for attendees. Neuroophthalmology original papers were presented on the final day of the meeting, and the Best Paper Award was given to Dr. Minjun Hur for her research on “Comparison of 1.5 T and 3.0 T MRI in the Evaluation of Acute Demyelinating Optic Neuritis.” Instructional courses delivered in-person and through the hybrid virtual meeting format attracted many attendees and enthusiastic audience participation. Meeting content presented in-person was recorded for online viewing that is available to meeting registrants through the end of July 2022. Meagan D. Seay, DO Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, University of Utah Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT Prem Subramanian, MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Health, Salt Lake City, UT Kathleen B. Digre, MD Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, University of Utah Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT FIG. 3. Dr. Valerie Biousse is presented the Hoyt Lecture Award by NANOS Board Chair, Dr. Andrew Lee. Seay et al: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2022; 42: e456-e457 e457 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. |
