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The concurrence of 2 memorable events made a big mark for neuro-ophthalmology in Zurich, Switzerland from June 21-23, 2018. First, a festschrift took place in honor of Klara Landau's retirement as Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of Zurich (Fig. 1). From the opening musical Alphorn introduction to the end of the day, it was a fitting tribute to a chair retiring after 17years. After many speeches from dignitaries of the University of Zurich, a symposium featuring Jonathan Horton (University of California, San Francisco), Hanna Leiba (Israel), Gordon Plant (Queen Square, London),Kathleen Digre (University of Utah), and Jonathan Trobe (University of Michigan) occurred. |
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Show Neuro-Ophthalmology News Section Editors: Kathleen B. Digre, MD Meagan D. Seay, DO Klara Landau's Retirement From University Chair and European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society 2018 Course Both Occur in Switzerland FIG. 1. Klara Landau crowned "queen of neuro-ophthalmology"-as she is also the current president! T he concurrence of 2 memorable events made a big mark for neuro-ophthalmology in Zurich, Switzerland from June 21-23, 2018. First, a festschrift took place in honor of Klara Landau's retirement as Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of Zurich (Fig. 1). From the opening musical Alphorn introduction to the end of the day, it was a fitting tribute to a chair retiring after 17 years. After many speeches from dignitaries of the University of Zurich, a symposium featuring Jonathan Horton (University of California, San Francisco), Hanna Leiba (Israel), Gordon Plant (Queen Square, London), Kathleen Digre (University of Utah), and Jonathan Trobe (University of Michigan) occurred. A festive dinner was hosted at the Rietberg Museum for her many Seay and Digre: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2020; 40: e7-e8 colleagues at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, Europe, and the United States. The following day, these speakers became the tutors at the 2018 European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (EUNOS) course at Schloss Au (Fig. 2). The European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society meets every other year, but on the off years, it sponsors a course for residents and practitioners on neuro-ophthalmology. Now, in its fourth iteration, Jonathan Trobe from the University of Michigan and Konrad Weber from the University of Zurich have assembled a neuro-ophthalmology casebased learning session at Schloss Au on Zürich See (Lake Zürich). This year's course was held immediately after the festschrift. e7 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Neuro-Ophthalmology News FIG. 2. EUNOS 2018-Schloss Au conference group photograph. The format of the course this year was a "flipped classroom." This format used didactic teaching materials that could be reviewed by attendees ahead of time. Then, several cases prepared by Jonathan Trobe were discussed in small groups who had one of the teaching tutors. After the small-group session, each case was discussed to highlight the major teaching point and lessons to be learned. In addition to the international guests listed above, Misha Pless (Luzern), Klara Landau, Konrad Weber, and Dominik Straumann (all from the University of Zurich) joined the teaching roster. Over 2 days, discussions occurred about visual loss, diplopia, eye movements/nystagmus, and the pupil. Time for socializing existed at coffee breaks, lunches, and a wonderful boat trip from Schloss Au to Zurich e8 center. During the meeting, Klara Landau (EUNOS president and NANOS member) was crowned "queen of neuro-ophthalmology" in a very light-hearted ceremony hosted by Gordon Plant and Konrad Weber. More than 100 attendees came from as far away as South Africa, Nigeria, and all over Europe-a total of 25 countries were represented. Meagan D. Seay, DO Kathleen B. Digre, MD University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Seay and Digre: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2020; 40: e7-e8 Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. |
