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Show The 6th Congress of the Korean Society of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Seoul, Korea The 6th Congress of the Korean Society of Neuro-ophthalmology was held at Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, on October 5, 2013. It was hosted by Professor Seong-Ho Park, the president of the Korean Society of Neuro-Ophthalmology. The society has held a nationwide congress biannually since its inception in 2011. This year, the meeting consisted of keynote lectures, an invited lecture, and discussions of interesting cases in the field of neuro-ophthalmology. There were approxi-mately 150 attendees from all regions of South Korea (Fig. 1). One main theme of the meeting was "the differential diagnosis of ophthalmoplegia," covering supranuclear, nuclear, and infranuclear lesions that cause ophthalmoplegia and diplopia. There were 5 keynote lectures: 1. General approach to the patients with diplopia-Young Eun Huh (Seoul National University) 2. Ocular motor nerve palsies-Jae-Hwan Choi (Pusan National University) 3. Anti-GQ1b antibody syndrome-Dong Uk Kim (Chosun University) 4. Neuromuscular junction disorder including ocular myasthenia- Hyun Seok Song (Kyungpook National University) 5. Ocular myopathies-Seong-Hae Jeong (Chungnam National University) The other major theme was "common symptoms and signs in neuro-ophthalmology." These presentations included 1. Visual loss-Sun-Young Oh (Chonbuk Nation University) 2. Anisocoria-Hyun Ah Kim (Keimyung University) 3. Oscillopsia-Kwang-Dong Choi (Pusan National University) 4. Cortical visual symptoms-Seo Young Choi (Chungbuk National University) The invited speaker was Lanning B. Kline (UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL) who lectured on "Cavernous Sinus Syndrome." In addition, as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, he discussed the Journal and encouraged submissions from the neuro-ophthalmic community of Korea. Finally, there were interesting case reports with a discussion session. Topics included pendular see-saw nystagmus as a delayed complication of traumatic brain injury (Jae Han Park), myopic strabismus fixus presenting as intermittent strabismus (Kyung-Ha Noh), monocular pendular nystagmus in a patient with sporadic cerebellar ataxia (Sung Min Woo), superior ophthalmic vein throm-bosis presenting with painful ophthalmoplegia and propto-sis (Hak Seung Lee), and pupil-sparing oculomotor nerve palsy in herpes zoster ophthalmicus (Yun-Ju Choi). On the evening of the meeting, a special dinner included all the society executive members, speakers, and the guest speaker, Dr Kline, and Mrs Kline. Fresh fish and many kinds of delicious Korean food were served. The next congress of the Korean Society of Neuro- Ophthalmology will be held in Seoul, Korea, in the spring of 2014. Seung-Han Lee, MD Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Ji-Soo Kim, MD, PhD Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea FIG. 1. Ji-Soo Kim and Lanning Kline (center, left, and right) with members of the Korean Society of Neuro-Ophthalmology. e2 Lee and Kim: J Neuro-Ophthalmol 2014; 34: e2 Neuro-Ophthalmology News Section Editor: Kathleen B. Digre, MD Copyright © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. |
