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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 #13, 1987
Northstar at Lake Tahoe, Truckee, California, United States of America
1987-02-01 through 1987-02-05
Meeting statistics: 5 days; 7 programs; 51 presentations; 80 active participants (11 moderators; 42 presenters; 77 authors)

Sunday, February 1, 1987 (1987-02-01)

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 1)
Moderators: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 1: Alzheimer's Disease as an Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Alfredo A. Sadun
Authors: Alfredo A. Sadun; Carl J. Bassi; Mark S. Borchert

Presentation 2: Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Leber's Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Gregory S. Kosmorsky
Authors: Gregory S. Kosmorsky

Presentation 3: Deficits in Visual Function Following Resolution of Optic Neuritis
Presenters: John A. Fleishman
Authors: John A. Fleishman; Roy W. Beck

Presentation 4: Foveal Flicker Fusion Frequency as a Clinical Test of Optic Nerve
Presenters: Randall S. Brenton
Authors: Randall S. Brenton; Charles E. Maxner; H. Stanley Thompson

Presentation 5: Retinal Ganglion Cell Physiology (Morphology and Function)
Presenters: Carl J. Bassi
Authors: Carl J. Bassi

Presentation 6: Angle Closure Glaucoma Precipitated by Third Nerve Palsy
Presenters: Thomas J. Smith
Authors: Thomas J. Smith

Presentation 7: Persistent Alteration of Stereoscopic Depth Perception Foilowing Orbital De-Compression and Multiple Orbital Surgeries for Graves' Ophthalmology
Presenters: Rebecca M. Evans
Authors: Rebecca M. Evans; Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 8: Optic Neuritis, Hemiparesis and Eosinophilia of the Spinal Fluid
Presenters: Robert S. Baker
Authors: Robert S. Baker; Hanna J. Reinicke; Edward J. Kasarskis

Monday, February 2, 1987 (1987-02-02)

Program: Interventional Neuroradiology Symposium
Moderators: Mark J. Kupersmith; William F. Hoyt; Jason M. Meckler

Presentation 1: Cranial Nerve Ischaemic Arterial Syndromes
Presenters: Jean Lapresle
Authors: Jean Lapresle; Pierre-Louis Lasjaunias

Presentation 2: Neurological Manifestations of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Malformations
Presenters: Pierre-Louis Lasjaunias
Authors: Pierre-Louis Lasjaunias; Ming S. Chiu; Karel G. TerBrugge; Atulkumar A. Tolia; Michel Hurth; Mark Bernstein

Presentation 3: Cavernous Sinus Shunts
Presenters: Neil R. Miller
Authors: Neil R. Miller

Presentation 4: Neuroophthalmologic Abnormalities and Intravascular Therapy of Traumatic Carotid Cavernous Fistulas
Presenters: Mark J. Kupersmith
Authors: Mark J. Kupersmith; Alejandro Berenstein; Eugene S. Flamm; Joseph Ransohoff

Presentation 5: Management of Spontaneous Vascular Shunts Involving the Cavernous Sinus
Presenters: Mark J. Kupersmith
Authors: Mark J. Kupersmith; Alejandro Berenstein; Floyd A. Warren; In Sup Choi; Eugene S. Flamm

Presentation 6: Clinical Aspects of Angioma
Presenters: Roy J. Meckler
Authors: Roy J. Meckler

Presentation 7: Cerebral Vascular Malformations and the Visual Tract
Presenters: not available
Authors: not available

Presentation 8: Arteriovenous Malformations of the Eyelids: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment
Presenters: Steven A. Newman
Authors: Steven A. Newman

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

Presentation 1: Orbital Arterial Venous Fistula
Presenters: F. Jane Durcan
Authors: F. Jane Durcan

Presentation 2: Posterior Circulation Arteriovenous Malformations: Big and Small
Presenters: James A. Sharpe
Authors: James A. Sharpe; Pierre-Louis Lasjaunias

Presentation 3: Papilledema in Two Cases with Dural AVM's
Presenters: Mark J. Kupersmith
Authors: Mark J. Kupersmith; Alejandro Berenstein

Presentation 4: Unusual Cause of See-Saw Nystagmus
Presenters: Daniel D. Melber
Authors: Daniel D. Melber; Richard P. Mills; Craig H. Smith

Presentation 5: Pursuit Eye Movements and Blink Reflexes after Smoking
Presenters: Patrick A. Sibony
Authors: Patrick A. Sibony; L. Craig Evinger; Karen A. Manning

Presentation 6: Oscillopsia and Retinal Image Stabilization in Congenital Nystagmus
Presenters: Louis F. Dell'Osso
Authors: Louis F. Dell'Osso; R. John Leigh

Presentation 7: Paramyotonia - Tocainide
Presenters: Thomas J. Carlow
Authors: Thomas J. Carlow; Don F. Seelinger; Ellen J. Marder

Presentation 8: Malignant Lymphoma Producing Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
Presenters: William A. Paulsen
Authors: William A. Paulsen

Tuesday, February 3, 1987 (1987-02-03)

Program: Neuro-Ophthalmology of Degenerative Disorders Symposium
Moderators: James J. Corbett; James A. Sharpe

Presentation 1: Dementia Differential Diagnosis
Presenters: Jeffrey L. Cummings
Authors: Jeffrey L. Cummings

Presentation 2: Clinico-Pathologic Correlation of Supranuclear Upgaze Paresis in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Presenters: John R. Guy
Authors: John R. Guy; Stephen B. Hunter

Presentation 3: Alzheimer's Disease and Eye Movements
Presenters: James A. Sharpe
Authors: James A. Sharpe

Presentation 4: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Complications of Hydrocephalus and Shunting Procedures
Presenters: James J. Corbett
Authors: James J. Corbett

Presentation 5: Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Presenters: Michael L. Rosenberg
Authors: Michael L. Rosenberg

Presentation 6: Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Features and Neuro-Ophthalmologic Aspects
Presenters: Jeffrey L. Cummings
Authors: Jeffrey L. Cummings

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 3)
Moderators: William T. Shults

Presentation 1: Abduction Deficits of a Different Color
Presenters: Steven A. Newman
Authors: Steven A. Newman; Philip S. Feldman

Presentation 2: Ischemic Optic Neuropathy During Amiodarone Therapy
Presenters: Brian R. Younge
Authors: Brian R. Younge; Laurel A. Feiner; Francis J. Kazmier

Presentation 3: A Child with Aminoaciduria and Retinal Degeneration
Presenters: Steven A. Gross
Authors: Steven A. Gross; Jeffrey G. Odel; Myles M. Behrens; Daryll C. Devivo

Presentation 4: Retinal Degeneration and Aminoaciduria
Presenters: Leon E. Rosenberg
Authors: Leon E. Rosenberg

Presentation 5: Anton's Syndrome: Neuro-Ophthalmologic, Neuro-Psychiatric & MRI Findings
Presenters: Gerard L. Hershewe
Authors: Gerard L. Hershewe

Presentation 6: Orbital Hemorrhage Associated with Labor
Presenters: Daniel M. Jacobson
Authors: Daniel M. Jacobson; Kathleen B. Digre; James J. Corbett; H. Stanley Thompson; Michael W. Varner

Presentation 7: Brown's Syndrome from Orbital Trauma
Presenters: Larry B. Baldwin
Authors: Larry B. Baldwin; Robert S. Baker

Presentation 8: Optic Nerve Transection vs. Nerve Avulsion
Presenters: Edward H. Bedrossian Jr
Authors: Edward H. Bedrossian Jr

Presentation 9: Incidence of Sphenoid Sinusitis by CT and MRI
Presenters: Kathleen B. Digre
Authors: Kathleen B. Digre; Stephen C. Crawford; Charles E. Maxner; James J. Corbett; H. Stanley Thompson

Presentation 10: Inflammatory Cyst
Presenters: David W. Zauel
Authors: David W. Zauel; Ruth C. Goodell; Mary A. Edwards; Robert A. McDougal

Wednesday, February 4, 1987 (1987-02-04)

Program: Headache and the Eye Symposium
Moderators: Thomas J. Carlow; H. Stanley Thompson

Presentation 1: Orbital Pain
Presenters: James A. Goodwin
Authors: James A. Goodwin

Presentation 2: Cluster Headache
Presenters: Kathleen B. Digre
Authors: Kathleen B. Digre

Presentation 3: Post-Ganglionic Horner's Syndrome
Presenters: H. Stanley Thompson
Authors: H. Stanley Thompson; Charles E. Maxner; Kathleen B. Digre; James J. Corbett

Presentation 4: Calcium Channel Blockers - Vascular Headache
Presenters: Thomas J. Carlow
Authors: Thomas J. Carlow

Presentation 5: Biochemical Alterations Associated with Migraine Headache
Presenters: Steven E. Feldon
Authors: Steven E. Feldon

Presentation 6: Complicated Headache - Diagnosis
Presenters: Brian R. Younge
Authors: Brian R. Younge

Thursday, February 5, 1987 (1987-02-05)

Program: Visual Testing in Neuro-Ophthalmology - New Methods Symposium
Moderators: Alfredo A. Sadun; Michael H. Wall

Presentation 1: Brightness-Sense as a Measure of Optic Nerve Function
Presenters: Alfredo A. Sadun
Authors: Alfredo A. Sadun; Carl J. Bassi; Diana S. Preston

Presentation 2: Examination of the Ten Degrees of Visual Field Surrounding Fixation
Presenters: Michael H. Wall
Authors: Michael H. Wall

Presentation 3: Contrast Sensitivity: Applications in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Presenters: Roy W. Beck
Authors: Roy W. Beck

Presentation 4: The Clinical Effectiveness of Automated Perimetry
Presenters: John L. Keltner
Authors: John L. Keltner

Presentation 5: Evaluation of Acquired Dyschromatopsias in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Presenters: William M. Hart Jr
Authors: William M. Hart Jr

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.