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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 #21, 1995
El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
1995-02-19 through 1995-02-23
Meeting statistics: 5 days; 10 programs; 110 presentations; 193 active participants (12 moderators; 89 presenters; 187 authors)

Sunday, February 19, 1995 (1995-02-19)

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 1)
Moderators: Thomas C. Wolf

Presentation 1: Does Optic Disc Appearance Distinguish Ischemic Optic Neuropathy from Optic Neuritis?
Presenters: Judith EA Warner
Authors: Judith EA Warner; Simmons Lessell

Presentation 2: Fluorescein Angiography in Nonischemic Optic Disc Edema
Presenters: Anthony C. Arnold
Authors: Anthony C. Arnold; Robert S. Helper; Maha A. Badr

Presentation 3: Visual Outcome in Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Barry Skarf
Authors: Barry Skarf; Yehoshua Almog

Presentation 4: Acquired Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathies
Presenters: Alfredo A. Sadun
Authors: Alfredo A. Sadun; Yoji Kashima; Jung T. Dao

Presentation 5: Retinal Ganglion Cell Apoptosis in AION
Presenters: Leonard A. Levin
Authors: Leonard A. Levin; Aref Louhab

Presentation 6: Clinical Presentation, Electroretinographic Findings, and Follow Up of 20 Patients with Acute Idiopathic Blindspot Enlargement
Presenters: Nicholas J. Volpe
Authors: Nicholas J. Volpe; Joseph F. Rizzo III; Simmons Lessell

Presentation 7: Risk Factors for Epidemic Optic Neuropathy in Cuba
Presenters: Nancy J. Newman
Authors: Nancy J. Newman

Presentation 8: Distributions of Human Photoreceptors, Retinal Ganglion Cells, and Neurons of the Striate Cortex Applied to Goldmann Field Charts
Presenters: Joseph F. Rizzo III
Authors: Joseph F. Rizzo III; Anthony C. Castelbuono

Monday, February 20, 1995 (1995-02-20)

Program: Visual System Injury Symposium
Moderators: Geoffrey Maitland; Nancy J. Newman

Presentation 1: Immunoglobulin Therapy
Presenters: Shelley A. Cross
Authors: Shelley A. Cross

Presentation 2: Megadose Steroids and Alchemy
Presenters: Ronald M. Burde
Authors: Ronald M. Burde

Presentation 3: Molecular Dissection
Presenters: Stephen G. Waxman
Authors: Stephen G. Waxman

Presentation 4: Nutritional Amblyopia
Presenters: Simmons Lessell
Authors: Simmons Lessell

Presentation 5: Visual Neglect: Mechanisms for Recovery
Presenters: Jon N. Currie
Authors: Jon N. Currie

Presentation 6: Vertical Gaze Palsies and Metabolic Diseases
Presenters: Patrick JM Lavin
Authors: Patrick JM Lavin

Presentation 7: Anoxic Injury of Central Myelinated Axons
Presenters: Stephen G. Waxman
Authors: Stephen G. Waxman

Program: Poster Presentations (Session 1)
Moderators: not available

Presentation 1: The Long-Term Efficacy of Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression for Fluid-Associated Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: John G. McHenry
Authors: John G. McHenry; Thomas C. Spoor; Laurie K. Lau-Sickon; Arezo Amirikia

Presentation 2: Gaze-Evoked Tinnitus
Presenters: Michael I. Boone
Authors: Michael I. Boone; Sophia M. Chung; John B. Holds

Presentation 3: Prismatic Vergence and Listing's Plane
Presenters: David A. Nicolle
Authors: David A. Nicolle; Tutis Vilis; Sam Mikhael

Presentation 4: Visual Loss After Neurosurgical Repair of Paraclinoid Aneurysms
Presenters: Joseph F. Rizzo III
Authors: Joseph F. Rizzo III

Presentation 5: Positron Emission Tomography in Bilateral Essential Blepharospasm
Presenters: Stefania Bianchi-Marzoli
Authors: Stefania Bianchi-Marzoli; Angelo Del Sole; Giovanni Lucignani; Rosario Brancato; Chiara Grana; Ferruccio Fazio; Francesca Dieci

Presentation 6: An Unusual Case of Amaurosis Fugax
Presenters: S. Rami Zarnegar
Authors: S. Rami Zarnegar; Sophia M. Chung; John B. Selhorst

Presentation 7: Visual Search Strategies in Patients with Macular Scotomas
Presenters: Avinoam B. Safran
Authors: Avinoam B. Safran; Florence C. Duret; E. Ragama; Oliver Achard

Presentation 8: Surgically Induced Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Presenters: Warren L. Felton III
Authors: Warren L. Felton III; Harvey J. Sugerman; Jackson B. Salvant; John M. Kellum

Presentation 9: Abduction Defect and Aberrant Regeneration of III
Presenters: Michael L. Slavin
Authors: Michael L. Slavin

Presentation 10: The Surgical Management of Supranuclear Palsies
Presenters: Kimberly A. Peele
Authors: Kimberly A. Peele; John S. Kennerdell

Presentation 11: Ocular Motor Disturbances with Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas: Fact or Fiction?
Presenters: Ariadna Silva-Lepe
Authors: Ariadna Silva-Lepe; Joel S. Glaser; Norman J. Schatz; Melissa M. Munzo

Presentation 12: MRI Optic Nerve Enhancement
Presenters: Carlos Manrique de Lara
Authors: Carlos Manrique de Lara; Eric R. Eggenberger; Janani Varadarajan; David I. Kaufman; Umur A. Kayabasi

Presentation 13: Non-Needle Retrobulbar Local Anesthesia Technique for Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration Procedures
Presenters: John M. Ramocki
Authors: John M. Ramocki; Thomas C. Spoor; John G. McHenry; Philip R. Rizzuto

Presentation 14: Eyelid Retraction Due to Maxillary Sinus ""Contraction""
Presenters: William A. Fletcher
Authors: William A. Fletcher; David G. Patry

Presentation 15: Duration of Simulated Relative Afferent Pupillary Defects
Presenters: Matthew J. Uyemura
Authors: Matthew J. Uyemura; Mark Uyemura; M.B. Frye; Kimberly A. Peele

Presentation 16: Chronic Optic Neuropathy from Intracranial Contrast Media
Presenters: William A. Fletcher
Authors: William A. Fletcher; Sandip K. Mukherjee; Robert J. Sevick

Presentation 17: Third Nerve Palsy Secondary to Hyalinizing Plasmacytic Granulomatosis of the Cavernous Sinus
Presenters: Steven R. Hamilton
Authors: Steven R. Hamilton; Craig H. Smith; Steven W. Rostad; James M. Blue

Presentation 18: Factors Affecting Visual Field and Reliability Indices in the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial (ONTT)
Presenters: John L. Keltner
Authors: John L. Keltner; Shaun L. Samuels; Chris A. Johnson; Roy W. Beck; John O. Spurr

Presentation 19: Confrontation Visual Loss as a Function of Decibel Sensitivity Loss on Automated Static Perimetry: Implications on the Accuracy of Confrontation Visual Field (CVF) Testing
Presenters: Lenworth N. Johnson
Authors: Lenworth N. Johnson

Presentation 20: Rochalimaea Neuroretinitis and Retinal Vasculitis
Presenters: Eugene F. May
Authors: Eugene F. May; Leah N. Levi; John D. Ng; Anthony R. Truxal

Presentation 21: Does the Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect Change Over Time in Normal Subjects?
Presenters: Aki K. Selky
Authors: Aki K. Selky; Randy H. Kardon

Presentation 22: Torsional Nystagmus in Unilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
Presenters: Aldo Fantin
Authors: Aldo Fantin

Presentation 23: Early Failures in Patients with Pseudotumor Cerebri Treated with Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression With and Without Adjunctive Mitomycin C
Presenters: John G. McHenry
Authors: John G. McHenry; Thomas C. Spoor; Dong H. Shin; Marta A. Recasens

Presentation 24: Morning Glory Syndrome, Amaurosis Fugax, and Cortical Laser Tomography
Presenters: Roberto N. Ebner
Authors: Roberto N. Ebner

Presentation 25: Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression with Mitomycin C: Animal Model
Presenters: Brian D. Ellis
Authors: Brian D. Ellis; Gregory S. Kosmorsky; Richard A. Prayson

Presentation 26: Saccadic Error in Balint's Syndrome: A Quantitative Study
Presenters: Nurhan Torun
Authors: Nurhan Torun; James A. Sharpe; Jason JS Barton

Presentation 27: Functional Hemianopsia: Identified with Fresnel Prisms and Quantitative Perimetry
Presenters: Thomas J. Carlow
Authors: Thomas J. Carlow

Presentation 28: A Decent Thing to Do for the Chiasm
Presenters: Gregory S. Kosmorsky
Authors: Gregory S. Kosmorsky

Presentation 29: New Treatment of Localized Periocular and Facial Pain
Presenters: Norah S. Lincoff
Authors: Norah S. Lincoff; Pamela P. Rath; Michio Hirano

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 2)
Moderators: Jane C. Sargent

Presentation 1: The Effect of Light on the Prevalence of Simple Anisocoria
Presenters: Byron L. Lam
Authors: Byron L. Lam; H. Stanley Thompson

Presentation 2: Red Color Desaturation, Brightness Perception Asymmetry and Light Detection Threshold Elevation in Optic Neuropathy: How Do They Inter-Relate?
Presenters: Erkan Mutlukan
Authors: Erkan Mutlukan; Barry Skarf

Presentation 3: Autoimmune Retinopathy and Optic Neuropathy Non-Car
Presenters: John L. Keltner
Authors: John L. Keltner; Charles E. Thirkill; James J. Corbett; Kathleen B. Digre

Presentation 4: Tacrolimus (FK506) Cerebral Blindness Following Translplantation
Presenters: Todd C. Geiss
Authors: Todd C. Geiss; Nancy J. Newman

Presentation 5: What Is the Time Delay Between Onset of Visual Symptoms and First Sign of Improvement in Optic Neuritis?
Presenters: Randy H. Kardon
Authors: Randy H. Kardon; Michael H. Wall

Tuesday, February 21, 1995 (1995-02-21)

Program: Ocular Muscle Disease Symposium
Moderators: Robert S. Baker; Robert B. Daroff

Presentation 1: Embryogenesis of Extraocular Muscle
Presenters: John D. Porter
Authors: John D. Porter

Presentation 2: Is Extraocular Muscle Continuously Remodeling?: A Clue to the Differential Pathological Susceptibilities of Extraocular Muscles and Non-Ocular Skeletal Muscles
Presenters: Linda K. McLoon
Authors: Linda K. McLoon

Presentation 3: The Response of Extraocular Muscle to Denervation
Presenters: Robert S. Baker
Authors: Robert S. Baker

Presentation 4: Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia: The CPEO Syndromes
Presenters: Nancy J. Newman
Authors: Nancy J. Newman

Presentation 5: The Immunogenetics of the Motor End Plate in Myasthenia Gravis
Presenters: Latif M. Hamed
Authors: Latif M. Hamed

Presentation 6: Chemomyectomy for Eyelid Spasms
Presenters: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter
Authors: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter

Presentation 7: Thyroid Myopathy and Orbitopathy
Presenters: Howard R. Krauss
Authors: Howard R. Krauss

Program: Poster Presentations (Session 2)
Moderators: not available

Presentation 1: Quantitative Documentation of Evolving Optic Atrophy Following Optic Nerve Injury
Presenters: Klara Landau
Authors: Klara Landau

Presentation 2: Unilateral Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration with Bilateral Effects
Presenters: John J. Brozetti
Authors: John J. Brozetti; Stuart R. Farris

Presentation 3: The Effect of Intraocular Pressure on Optic Nerve Head Blood Flow - Laser Doppler Flowmetry Study
Presenters: Ping-I Chou
Authors: Ping-I Chou; Hwa Lee

Presentation 4: Leber's Optic Neuropathy Treated with Idebenone
Presenters: Roberto N. Ebner
Authors: Roberto N. Ebner

Presentation 5: Complete Optic Tract Lesion Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Presenters: Erik J. Kobylarz
Authors: Erik J. Kobylarz; Robert J. Labutta

Presentation 6: Cost Effectiveness in Early Referral for Vasculopathic VI Nerve Palsies
Presenters: Matthew D. Kay
Authors: Matthew D. Kay

Presentation 7: Fields of Dreamers and Dreamed-Up Fields: Functional and Fake Perimetry
Presenters: JC Thompson
Authors: JC Thompson; Gregory S. Kosmorsky; Brian D. Ellis

Presentation 8: Spontaneous Improvement of Visual Symptoms in Patients with Orbital Apex Meningioma
Presenters: Misha L. Pless
Authors: Misha L. Pless; Simmons Lessell

Presentation 9: Reaction Times in Automated Perimetry are Prolonged with Visual Field Damage
Presenters: Michael H. Wall
Authors: Michael H. Wall; Richard J. Maw

Presentation 10: Production of Abducting Nystagmus in Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
Presenters: Nurhan Torun
Authors: Nurhan Torun; James A. Sharpe

Presentation 11: Palinopsia Following LSD Ingestion
Presenters: Valerie A. Purvin
Authors: Valerie A. Purvin; Aki K. Selky

Presentation 12: Visual Loss in a Twenty-Two Year Old - Left Eye
Presenters: Irene J. Vanek
Authors: Irene J. Vanek

Presentation 13: Compressive Optic Neuropathy from Pituitary Adenoma and Intracranial Meningioma
Presenters: Nurhan Torun
Authors: Nurhan Torun; James A. Sharpe

Presentation 14: Increasing Frequency of Gliomatosis Cerebri
Presenters: Sophia M. Chung
Authors: Sophia M. Chung; John B. Selhorst

Presentation 15: Torsional Nystagmus During Vertical Pursuit
Presenters: Preston C. Calvert
Authors: Preston C. Calvert; Edmond J. FitzGibbon; David S. Zee; Marianne Dieterich; Thomas Brandt

Presentation 16: Color Doppler Imaging of Normal Orbital Vasculature
Presenters: Thomas R. Hedges III
Authors: Thomas R. Hedges III; David S. Greenfield; Paula A. Heggerick

Presentation 17: Visual Field Variation in Patients with Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Treated with Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression
Presenters: John G. McHenry
Authors: John G. McHenry; Thomas C. Spoor; Ethiraj Ramachandran; Ernest C. Skidmore

Presentation 18: Magnetic Resonance IMaging of the Eyelid Complex: Normal Anatomy and Pathology
Presenters: Raj Maturi
Authors: Raj Maturi; William E. Rothfus; Rosa A. Tang; L. Anne Hayman; Carolyn S. Woon; Gabriel N. Pardo

Presentation 19: Bitemporal Superior Quadrantic Defects Associated with an Anomalous A1
Presenters: Mitchell B. Strominger
Authors: Mitchell B. Strominger

Presentation 20: The Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect May Be a Test of Visual Cortex Binocular Cell Activity: A Novel Method of Fusion Recovery with Worth 4-Dot Test
Presenters: Lenworth N. Johnson
Authors: Lenworth N. Johnson

Presentation 21: See-Saw Nystagmus in a College Football Player
Presenters: Deborah I. Friedman
Authors: Deborah I. Friedman

Presentation 22: Orbital Color Doppler Imaging in Non-Ischaemic Optic Atrophy
Presenters: Kong Yong Goh
Authors: Kong Yong Goh; Matthew D. Kay

Presentation 23: An Improved Technique for the Prevention of Lower Eyelid Retractor Recession Accompanying Inferior Rectus Recession for Graves' Disease
Presenters: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter
Authors: Jonathan D. Wirtschafter; David A. Schlessinger

Presentation 24: Orbital Pseudotumor as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Presenters: Satoshi Kashii
Authors: Satoshi Kashii

Presentation 25: Bilateral Papilledema Without Elevated Cranial Pressure: A New Clinical Syndrome?
Presenters: Hanspeter E. Killer
Authors: Hanspeter E. Killer

Presentation 26: Epilepsy Surgery and Induced Visual Field Defects: Static-Kinetic Comparison
Presenters: Steven A. Newman
Authors: Steven A. Newman

Presentation 27: Tendon Sparing in Orbital Disease, Two Exceptions to the Rule
Presenters: Marybeth A. Grazko
Authors: Marybeth A. Grazko; Kathryn A. Koski

Presentation 28: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Cerebellum Elicited Dysmetric Saccades in Man
Presenters: Masato Hashimoto
Authors: Masato Hashimoto

Presentation 29: Visual Field Variability in Patients with Pseudotumor Cerebri Treated with Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression
Presenters: John G. McHenry
Authors: John G. McHenry; Thomas C. Spoor; Christopher T. Kardasis; Gabor G. Nemeth

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 3)
Moderators: Anthony C. Arnold

Presentation 1: Oculomotor Spasm with Cyclic Palsy: A New Clinical Entity?
Presenters: Jane B. Ward
Authors: Jane B. Ward; Thomas R. Hedges III; Amita K. Bhatt

Presentation 2: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Without Papilledema in Patients with Pulsatile Tinnitus
Presenters: Warren L. Felton III
Authors: Warren L. Felton III; Aristides N. Sismanis

Presentation 3: Occult Perineural Tumor Infiltration of the Trigeminal Nerve: Diagnostic Considerations
Presenters: Martin W. ten Hove
Authors: Martin W. ten Hove; Joel S. Glaser; Norman J. Schatz

Presentation 4: CPAP in the Therapy of PTC
Presenters: Marilyn C. Kay
Authors: Marilyn C. Kay

Presentation 5: Tensilon Testing in Normal and Strabismic Patients
Presenters: R. Michael Siatkowski
Authors: R. Michael Siatkowski; Lavanya Shah

Presentation 6: The Significance and Investigation of Isolated Pupil Sparing Third Nerve Palsy
Presenters: Robert M. McFadzean
Authors: Robert M. McFadzean; Evelyn M. Teasdale; M. Shazam Hussain; Joseph I. Fatukasi; Donal M. Brosnahan

Presentation 7: The Diagnosis of Ocular Myasthenia Gravis
Presenters: Wayne T. Cornblath
Authors: Wayne T. Cornblath; Kimberly Ockert

Presentation 8: Acquired Esotropia Due to Arnold-Chiari I Malformation
Presenters: Lanning B. Kline
Authors: Lanning B. Kline; James A. Sharpe

Wednesday, February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22)

Program: Vision Rehabilitation Symposium
Moderators: Creig S. Hoyt; Joseph F. Rizzo III

Presentation 1: Controversies on the Anatomical Basis and Treatment of Dyslexia
Presenters: Alfredo A. Sadun
Authors: Alfredo A. Sadun

Presentation 2: Treatment of Pathologic Nystagmus and Related Disorders: Optical and Pharmacologic Approaches
Presenters: Robert L. Tomsak
Authors: Robert L. Tomsak

Presentation 3: Basic Strategies of Low Vision Rehabilitation
Presenters: Robert W. Massof
Authors: Robert W. Massof

Presentation 4: Surgical Therapy of Neurogenic Motility Disorders
Presenters: Kimberly A. Peele
Authors: Kimberly A. Peele

Presentation 5: New Technology for Low Vision Enhancement
Presenters: Robert W. Massof
Authors: Robert W. Massof

Presentation 6: Retinal Transplantation and Electronic Prostheses: Futuristic Strategies for Vision Rehabilitation
Presenters: Joseph F. Rizzo III
Authors: Joseph F. Rizzo III

Program: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 4)
Moderators: Noble J. David

Presentation 1: Optic Neuropathy Caused by Vascular Compression?
Presenters: Karl C. Golnik
Authors: Karl C. Golnik; Paul W. Hurd

Presentation 2: Levodopa Carbidopa Improves Visual Function in Patients with Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) of Greather Than Six Months Duration
Presenters: Lenworth N. Johnson
Authors: Lenworth N. Johnson; Todd J. Gould; Gregory B. Krohel

Presentation 3: Intracranial Assessment of Incontinentia Pigmenti Using Magnetic Resonance Techniques
Presenters: Andrew G. Lee
Authors: Andrew G. Lee; Morton F. Goldberg; Jonathan H. Gillard; Peter B. Barker; R. Nick Bryan

Presentation 4: Neuro-Ophthalmologic Aspects of Ameloblastoma
Presenters: Paul W. Brazis
Authors: Paul W. Brazis; Neil R. Miller; Andrew G. Lee; MJ Holliday

Thursday, February 23, 1995 (1995-02-23)

Program: Neuro-Ophthalmic Oncology Symposium
Moderators: Daniel M. Jacobson; Jorge C. Kattah

Presentation 1: Posterior Third Ventricular (Pineal Region) Tumors
Presenters: Russell W. Walker
Authors: Russell W. Walker

Presentation 2: Diagnostic and Treatment modalities in Primary CNS and Ocular Lymphoma
Presenters: Jorge C. Kattah
Authors: Jorge C. Kattah

Presentation 3: Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Central Nervous System
Presenters: Daniel R. Boghen
Authors: Daniel R. Boghen

Presentation 4: The Paraneoplastic Retinopathies
Presenters: Daniel M. Jacobson
Authors: Daniel M. Jacobson

Presentation 5: Neuro-Ophthalmic Oncology Neuro-Ophthalmic Toxicity of Antineoplastic Drugs
Presenters: Rosa A. Tang
Authors: Rosa A. Tang; Gabriel N. Pardo

Presentation 6: Radiation Optic Neuropathy
Presenters: Anthony C. Arnold
Authors: Anthony C. Arnold

Presentation 7: Optic Pathway Gliomas
Presenters: Russell W. Walker
Authors: Russell W. Walker

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.