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September 12-14, 2019
September 10-12, 2020
September 9-11, 2021




Sally Letson Symposium scientific sessions

Provinces/Confederation I Ballroom

Thursday September 13 | Friday September 14 | Saturday September 15

Thursday September 13
Moderators · Lynn K. Gordon & Rustum Karanjia
0750Welcome · Brian Leonard & Anthony C. Arnold
0800The "optic atrophy workup" · Lynn K. Gordon
0820Optic disc edema vs. drusen · Anthony C. Arnold
0840Visual loss: Retina vs. optic nerve · Andrew G. Lee
0900Neuroimaging for the ophthalmologist · Santanu Chakraborty
0920Q&A
0940BREAK
Moderators · Anthony C. Arnold & Helen V. Danesh-Meyer
1000Sally Letson Lecture: Diagnosis, management, and prognosis of optic nerve sheath meningiomas · Neil R. Miller
HANDOUT AVAILABLE
1030Electrophysiology and neuro-ophthalmology · Rustum Karanjia
1050Cognitive errors in medicine · David Zackon
1110Diagnosing and managing tonic pupil · Valérie Biousse
SLIDES AVAILABLE
1130Is it Horner syndrome? · Danah Albreiki
1150Q&A
1210LUNCH
Moderators · Jason Barton & Daniel Lelli
1310Ocular misalignment: Neurologic vs. strabismus · J. Raymond Buncic
1330Primer on nystagmus · David Zee
HANDOUT: NYSTAGMUS | HANDOUT: TREATMENT
1350Cortical visual problems · Jason Barton
1410Vestibular disorders · Daniel Lelli
1430Babies with shaking eyes: An approach · J. Raymond Buncic
1450Ocular motility: Special tests · Jason Barton
1510Q&A
1530BREAK
1550Case discussions ·
Panel: Neil R. Miller, Gordon T. Plant, David Zee
Moderator: Daniel Lelli
1710Q&A
1730Adjourn


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Friday September 14

Moderators · Danah Albreiki & Andrew G. Lee
0750Welcome · Brian Leonard
0800Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome: IIH and cerebral venous sinus disease · Neil R. Miller
HANDOUT AVAILABLE
0830Optic neuritis: Multiple sclerosis vs. neuromyelitis optica · Gordon T. Plant
0900Ischemic optic neuropathy: Arteritic vs. nonarteritic · Anthony C. Arnold
0930Q&A
0950BREAK
Moderators · Rustum Karanjia & Nancy J. Newman
1010Bryan St. L. Liddy Lecture: Posterior cortical atrophy: What the eye doctor needs to know · Gordon T. Plant
1040Mitochondrial optic neuropathy I (disease) · Alfredo A. Sadun
1110Mitochondrial optic neuropathy II (treatment) · Nancy J. Newman
SLIDES AVAILABLE
1130Glaucoma vs. other optic neuropathies · Helen V. Danesh-Meyer
1150Q&A
1210LUNCH
Moderators · Valérie Biousse & Gordon T. Plant
1310Nonorganic visual loss · Andrew G. Lee
1330Eye movements in neurodegenerative diseases · David Zee
HANDOUT AVAILABLE
1350Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of malignancy · Gordon T. Plant
1410Postoperative visual loss · Nancy J. Newman
SLIDES AVAILABLE
1430Transient monocular visual loss · Valérie Biousse
1450Q&A
1510BREAK
Moderators · Anthony C. Arnold & David Zackon
1530A. Gardner Watson Lecture: Imaging the microvasculature of the optic nerve head in ischemic and nonischemic edema · Anthony C. Arnold
1600GCA pathogenesis and current management · Helen V. Danesh-Meyer
1620Immune modulating therapies and neuro-ophthalmology · Lynn K. Gordon
1640Q&A
1700Welcome reception


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Saturday September 15 - Controversies

Moderators · Anthony C. Arnold & Rustum Karanjia
0750Welcome · Brian Leonard
0800NMO Ab should be ordered on all cases of acute optic neuritis · Valérie Biousse & Lynn K. Gordon
SLIDES AVAILABLE
0820Panel discussion · Valérie Biousse & Lynn K. Gordon
0825Corticosteroids should be used for treatment of acute NAION · Helen V. Danesh-Meyer & Andrew G. Lee
0845Panel discussion · Helen V. Danesh-Meyer & Andrew G. Lee
0850Idebenone should be used for treatment of all mitochondrial optic neuropathy · Nancy J. Newman & Alfredo A. Sadun
0910Panel discussion · Nancy J. Newman & Alfredo A. Sadun
0915There are effective therapies (TPA, HBOT, hemodilution) for acute CRAO · Valérie Biousse & Neil R. Miller
SLIDES AVAILABLE
0935Panel discussion · Valérie Biousse & Neil R. Miller
0940Q&A
1000BREAK
1020Immunomodulation should be instituted for all acute demyelinative optic neuritis · Andrew G. Lee & Gordon T. Plant
1040Panel discussion · Andrew G. Lee & Gordon T. Plant
1045Neuroimaging should be performed on all acute isolated cranial neuropathies · Anthony C. Arnold & Alfredo A. Sadun
1105Panel discussion · Anthony C. Arnold & Alfredo A. Sadun
1110Corticosteroids should be used as initial therapy for MG to prevent generalization · Lynn K. Gordon & Andrew G. Lee
1130Panel discussion · Lynn K. Gordon & Andrew G. Lee
1135We are making progress in treatment of nystagmus and other unwanted ocular oscillations · Neil R. Miller & David Zee
SLIDES AVAILABLE
1155Panel discussion · Neil R. Miller & David Zee
1200Q&A
1220Closing remarks · Brian Leonard
1225Adjourn


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