NANOS Annual Meeting #35, 2009
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States of America
Date: 2009-02-23

Day 2: Monday, February 23 (2009-02-23)

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 1)  back to top
Moderators: Eric R. Eggenberger; Swaraj Bose

Presentation 1: Gene Expression Patterns of Peripheral Blood-Cells Subpopulations in Acute Optic Neuritis
Presenters: Ruth Huna-Baron
Authors: Ruth Huna-Baron; Anna Feldman; Michael Gurevich; Anat Achiron

Presentation 2: Normal Appearing Brain Tissue MTR Predicts Clinical Recovery from Acute Optic Neuritis in MS
Presenters: Gregory P. Van Stavern
Authors: Gregory P. Van Stavern; Omar Khan; Jai Perumal

Presentation 3: GSTM1 and GSTT1 Deletion Genotypes in Various Spontaneous Optic Neuropathies
Presenters: Thomas M. Bosley
Authors: Khaled K. Abu-Amero; Barry Milcarek; Thomas M. Bosley

Presentation 4: Visual-Evoked Potentials With High- And Low-Contrast Stimuli In The Evaluation Of Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Matthew J. Thurtell
Authors: Matthew J. Thurtell; Elisa Bala; R. John Leigh

Presentation 5: Clinical and Ocular Imaging Characteristics of Eyes with Visual Loss Over Time in Multiple Sclerosis
Presenters: Lauren S. Talman
Authors: Lauren S. Talman; David Long; Esther R. Bisker; Sally Chia-Chien Chang; Amy L. Conger; Giresh Hiremath; Teresa C. Frohman; Michael Loguidice; Steven L. Galetta; Clyde E. Markowitz; Dina A. Jacobs; Yang Dai; Gui-Shuang Ying; Maureen G. Maguire; Elliot M. Frohman; Peter A. Calabresi; Laura J. Balcer

Presentation 6: MRI of Brain Atrophy-Lesion Load in MS Correlates With Reduction in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness (RNFL) by OCT: Concomitant Use of These 2 Clinical Tools Aid in the Therapeutic Management and Clinical Studies of MS
Presenters: Norah S. Lincoff
Authors: Norah S. Lincoff; Erica Grazioli; Robert Zivadinov; Peter Buch; Bianca Weinstock-Guttman

Presentation 7: Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells: A New Class of Cells in Human Retina
Presenters: Divya Aggarwal
Authors: Divya Aggarwal; Valerio Carelli; Fred N. Ross-Cisneros; Chiara La Morgia; Jens Hannibal; Alfredo A. Sadun

Presentation 8: Smaller Optic Disc Area Correlates With Greater Permanent Damage Following Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)
Presenters: Randy H. Kardon
Authors: Randy H. Kardon; Andrew G. Lee; Michael H. Wall; Reid A. Longmuir

Presentation 9: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial Update
Presenters: Michael H. Wall
Authors: Michael H. Wall; James J. Corbett; Deborah I. Friedman; Steven E. Feldon; John L. Keltner; Karl Kieburtz; Michael P. McDermott; Mark J. Kupersmith