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The NANOS Annual Meeting Collection is an archive that contains the posters, presentations, and other works from the annual meeting of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS), a professional organization of more than 600 members who are fully trained ophthalmologists or neurologists. Contains records from the first meeting in 1975 to the present.

Since 1992, the NANOS Annual Meeting has also included annual meetings with presentations organized by the Frank B. Walsh Society (see our Frank B. Walsh Society Collection), which began meeting in 1969 at The Johns Hopkins University’s Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.

NANOS Annual Meeting #9, 1983
Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana, United States of America
1983-01-16 through 1983-01-19
Meeting statistics: 4 days; 7 programs; 39 presentations; 39 active participants (9 moderators; 30 presenters; 38 authors)

Wednesday, February 16, 1983 (1983-01-16)

Program: Various Subjects Symposium
Moderators: John B. Selhorst; William T. Shults

Presentation 1: Ophthalmoscopy in Neuro-Ophthalmology: A Selective Review
Presenters: William T. Shults
Authors: William T. Shults

Presentation 2: Congenital Occipital Hemianopia
Presenters: William F. Hoyt
Authors: William F. Hoyt

Presentation 3: Factors in Optic Nerve Conduction - VEP Analysis
Presenters: John B. Selhorst
Authors: John B. Selhorst

Presentation 4: Rapid Visual Assessment from Evoked Potentials: An Alternative to Computer Averaging
Presenters: Mark J. Kupersmith
Authors: Mark J. Kupersmith; Jeremiah I. Nelson; William H. Seiple; Ronald E. Carr

Presentation 5: Non-Neoplastic Chiasmal Syndromes
Presenters: Charles G. Maitland
Authors: Charles G. Maitland

Presentation 6: Migraine Facts, Platelets and Vasoactive Substances
Presenters: James J. Corbett
Authors: James J. Corbett

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 1)
Moderators: Brian R. Younge

Presentation 1: Diagnostic Differences in Visual Field Defects
Presenters: A. Alex D'Cruz
Authors: A. Alex D'Cruz; Carl Ellenberger Jr

Presentation 2: Optic Disc Structure in Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Roy W. Beck
Authors: Roy W. Beck; Peter J. Savino; Norman J. Schatz

Presentation 3: Migrainous Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Barrett J. Katz
Authors: Barrett J. Katz

Presentation 4: Unilateral Papilledema in a Hypertensive Male
Presenters: Edward J. Holland
Authors: Edward J. Holland; Steven P. Smith; Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 5: Chronic Papilledema from Extracranial Venous Compromise
Presenters: Kenneth R. Kesty
Authors: Kenneth R. Kesty; Brian R. Younge

Presentation 6: Optociliary Shunt Vessels in Childhood
Presenters: Robert H. Spector
Authors: Robert H. Spector

Thursday, February 17, 1983 (1983-01-17)

Program: Vestibular Ocular Reflex Symposium
Moderators: Carl Ellenberger Jr; James A. Sharpe

Presentation 1: Anatomy of the Vestibulo-Ocular System
Presenters: Carl Ellenberger Jr
Authors: Carl Ellenberger Jr

Presentation 2: Physiology - Vestibular Ocular Reflex
Presenters: Louis F. Dell'Osso
Authors: Louis F. Dell'Osso

Presentation 3: Clinical Evaluation of the Dizzy Patient
Presenters: Robert W. Baloh
Authors: Robert W. Baloh

Presentation 4: Laboratory Evaluation of the Dizzy Patient
Presenters: Robert W. Baloh
Authors: Robert W. Baloh

Presentation 5: Central Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Disorders
Presenters: James A. Sharpe
Authors: James A. Sharpe

Presentation 6: Computer Models - Vestibular Ocular Reflex - not available for Web publication
Presenters: Louis F. Dell'Osso
Authors: Louis F. Dell'Osso

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 2)
Moderators: William F. Hoyt

Presentation 1: Saccadic Intrusions in Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
Presenters: James A. Sharpe
Authors: James A. Sharpe; Yuval O. Herishanu

Presentation 2: See-Saw Nystagmus
Presenters: Thomas J. Carlow
Authors: Thomas J. Carlow

Presentation 3: Esotropia and Rotary Nystagmus
Presenters: Michael S. Passo
Authors: Michael S. Passo; William T. Shults

Presentation 4: A Peculiar Disease with Peculiar Eye Movements
Presenters: Stephen F. Johnson
Authors: Stephen F. Johnson

Presentation 5: Vertical Supranuclear Gaze Palsy and Intrathoracic Carcinoid Tumor
Presenters: David H. Zackon
Authors: David H. Zackon; James A. Sharpe

Presentation 6: Neural Trauma About the Orbit
Presenters: John B. Selhorst
Authors: John B. Selhorst

Friday, February 18, 1983 (1983-01-18)

Program: Various Subjects Symposium
Moderators: Thomas J. Carlow; Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 1: Facial Dyskinesias
Presenters: Thomas
Authors: Thomas J. Carlow

Presentation 2: Hemifacial Spasm
Presenters: David G. Piepgras
Authors: David G. Piepgras

Presentation 3: Treatment of Blepharospasm and Related Conditions
Presenters: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter
Authors: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 4: Combined Ophthalmoplegias
Presenters: Roy W. Beck
Authors: Roy W. Beck

Presentation 5: Ocular Myasthenia Gravis - not available for Web publication
Presenters: James A. Goodwin
Authors: James A. Goodwin

Presentation 6: Uveo-Encephalitis Syndromes in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Presenters: Craig H. Smith
Authors: Craig H. Smith

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 3)
Moderators: Thomas J. Carlow

Presentation 1: Reduction of Retinal Venous Tortuosity Following Detachable Balloon Occlusion of Carotid-Cavernous Fistula
Presenters: Michael Hostovsky
Authors: Michael Hostovsky; Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 2: Bilateral Uveal Tumors: An Unusual Case
Presenters: David W. Zauel
Authors: David W. Zauel

Presentation 3: Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Intracarotid Infusions
Presenters: Shashidhar H. Kori
Authors: Shashidhar H. Kori; Patrick JM Lavin; Carl Ellenberger Jr; Charles T. Bonstelle

Presentation 4: If You Were the Doctor?
Presenters: Brian R. Younge
Authors: Brian R. Younge

Saturday, February 19, 1983 (1983-01-19)

Program: Vascular Neuro-Ophthalmology Symposium
Moderators: Robert H. Spector

Presentation 1: Neuro-Ophthalmic Signs of Carotid System Disease
Presenters: Brian R. Younge
Authors: Brian R. Younge

Presentation 2: Occipital Lobe Infractions: Perimetry and Computed Tomography
Presenters: Robert H. Spector
Authors: Robert H. Spector

Presentation 3: Cerebrovascular Disease - Medical Management
Presenters: Stephen F. Johnson
Authors: Stephen F. Johnson

Presentation 4: Surgical Therapy for Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
Presenters: David G. Piepgras
Authors: David G. Piepgras

Presentation 5: Digital Subtraction Angiography
Presenters: Noble J. David
Authors: Noble J. David

History

The NANOS (North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society) Annual Meeting was originally named the “Annual Rocky Mountain Neuro-Ophthalmology Course”, until the incorporation of NANOS and its first meeting in February, 1980.

Since 1992, the NANOS Annual Meeting has also included annual meetings with presentations organized by the Frank B. Walsh Society, which began meeting in 1969 at The Johns Hopkins University’s Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.

North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS)

The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) is a professional organization of about 700 members who are fully trained ophthalmologists or neurologists. It seeks to promote the field of neuro-ophthalmology by supporting all forms of education, encouraging research, fostering clinical expertise and maintaining cordial exchanges.