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Show 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 6-10, 2011 The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) held its 37th annual meeting at the Fairmount Hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was the first time in the history of NANOS that the meeting was held in a city rather than in a resort, and the meeting was superbly organized by Janel Fick and Tami Page. The beautiful venue and thewide variety of restaurants and activities drew 368 attendees from 19 countries outside of North America. We started the Walsh Session on Sunday hosted by the St Louis neuro-ophthalmologists Sophia Chung, MD (Saint Louis University), and Greg VanStavern, MD (Washington University). The invited commentary by the neuroradiologist Aseem Sharma, MD, and neuropathologist Joseph Corbo, MD, PhD, both from Washington University, energized the discussions of interesting cases. Clare Fraser, MD, received the best Walsh Paper award for ‘‘Bad Eyes, BadWalking and Bad Judgment.'' This year's symposia highlighted motion vision along with facial recognition and amblyopia, current understanding of demyelinating disease, evidence-based neuro-ophthalmic prac-tice, and retinal mimics of optic nerve disease. The hot topics covered included current status of rehabilitation for patients with visual field defects, radiation treatment of skull-based tumors, stem cell research in neuro-ophthalmology, and update on research dealing with retinal prosthetics and artificial vision. The platform presentations, poster sessions, and poster discussion reflected the exciting research being done by our members, as well as our fellows, residents and students. The following awards were given: 1. Best student presentation by Joyce Ho: ‘‘In Vivo Imaging of Murine Experimental Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.'' 2. Best resident presentation by Patrick Yu-Wai Man, MD, PhD: ‘‘Efficacy and Safety of Idebenone in Patients With Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy.'' 3. Best fellow presentation by Jennifer Graves, MD: ‘‘Visual Pathway Axonal Loss in Patients With Benign Multiple Sclerosis.'' The optional afternoon sessions highlighted ‘‘Getting Your Manuscript Published'' by Lanning Kline, MD, and Walter Jay,MD; improving neuro-ophthalmology practice at Skip's Tips by Richard ‘‘Skip'' Legge, MD; and increasing effectiveness by using mobile applications, Google sites, Endnote bibliography training, and the NOVEL collection byNancy Lombardo, Jeanne LeBer, and Ed Fitzgibbon,MD. The Carlow Young Investigator Award was presented to Y. Joyce Liao, MD, PhD, for ‘‘Laser-Assisted Trans-plantation of Stem Cells into the Adult Eye.'' The 2011 Jacobson lecture featured Kathleen Digre, MD, discussing ‘‘Neuro-ophthalmologic Disorders in Pregnancy.'' NANOS honored John Keltner, MD, University of California, Davis, with the Distinguished Service Award- NANOS' highest honor. Dr. Sadun highlighted Dr. Keltner's many contributions to NANOS and neuro-ophthalmology (Fig. 1), including his research dealing with visual fields, establishment of a visual field reading center, and accreditation with neuro-ophthalmology fellowships through the Associa-tion of University Professors of Ophthalmology. Kathleen B. Digre, MD Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Section Editor: Kathleen B. Digre, MD FIG. 1. Alfredo Sadun presents John Keltner with the NANOS Distinguished Service Award. Digre: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2011; 31: 197 197 Neuro-Ophthalmology News Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. |
