Honors and Awards

 

NANOS Honors and Awards

Thomas Carlow Award
The award is given at the discretion of the Executive Board to those who have provided a sustained and substantial service to the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.  It is named after, and honors, the NANOS Founder, Thomas Carlow, who contributed an immeasurable amount of his time and energy founding and then nurturing NANOS.
 

Winners 2000

  • Susan Carlow
  • Thomas J. Carlow, M.D.
  • Robert B. Daroff, M.D.
  • Joel S. Glaser, M.D.
  • William F. Hoyt, M.D.
  • David L. Knox, M.D.
  • Norman J. Schatz, M.D.
Winner 2002

Ronald M. Burde, M.D. [photo]

Winners 2004

  • James A. Sharpe, M.D. [photo]
  • H. Stanley Thompson, M.D. [photo]
  • Jonathan D. Wirtschafter, M.D.

Winner 2005
Steven E. Feldon, M.D., MBA

2006 None

Winner 2007
John B. Selhorst, M.D.
Neil R. Miller, M.D.

Winner 2008
Kathleen B. Digre, M.D.

Winner 2009
Mark J. Kupersmith, MD

Winner 2010
Larry Frohman, MD

Winner 2011
John L. Keltner, MD

Winner 2012
Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH

Best Abstract Award

This award recognizes the best poster or platform presentation by a resident or fellow. The awardee receives a certificate and a stipend. In 2004 this program was expanded to recognize medical students, residents and fellows with separate awards.

  • 1983 David Zackon - Vertical Supranuclear Gaze Palsy and Intrathoracic Carcinoid Tumor
  • 1984 Mary Stefanyszn - Optic Nerve Tumor in a Child
  • 1985 Paul Ranalli - Ocular Motor Syndrome of the Superior Cerebellar Artery
  • 1986 William Fletcher - Big Blind Spot Syndrome without Optic Disc Edema
  • 1987 Steven Gross - A Child with Aminoaciduria and Retinal Degeneration
  • 1988 Jonathan Horton - Ocular Dominance Columns in HumanVisual Cortex
  • 1989 Karl Golnik - Acute Visual Loss in a Young Male
  • 1990 Jonathan Horton - Occipital Visual Field Defects Respecting the Horizontal Meridian:Hallmark of Extrastriate Cortical Lesions.
  • 1991 Constance Fry - Is There Value in Evaluating Carotid Artery Patency in Patients with Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
  • 1992 Kyle Smith - Heteroplasmy in Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
  • 1993 Kimberly Peele - The Role of Peripheral Visual Fields in IIH
  • 1994 Aki Selky - Variability of the Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect: Effect of Stimulus Number, Duration, and Step Size on the Confidence Limit Using Pupillography
  • 1995 Erkan Mutlukan - Red Color Desaturation, Brightness Perception Asymmetry and Light Detection Threshold Elevation in Optic Neuropathy; How Do They Inter-Relate?
  • 1996 Nurhan Torun - Initial and Sinusoidal Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Following Focal Brainstem Lesions
  • 1997 John M. Khoury - Can Humphrey Perimetry 24-2 be Substituted for 30-2 without Loss of Information?
  • 1998 Valerie Biousse, MD - Neuro-Ophthalmologic Manifestations of 145 Patients with 1999 Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Dissections
  • 1999 John Kerrison, MD - Congenital Motor Nystagmus Linked to Xq26-q27
  • 2000 Agnes Wong, MD - Effects of Abducens Nerve Palsy on Listing's Law During Saccades and Fixation.
  • 2001 Gabriella Szatmary, MD – Can Sita Fast Be Used as a Relliable Alternative to Goldmann Perimetry in Neuro-Ophthalmic Practice?
  • 2002 Nicholas T. Monsul, MD - Dibutyryl Cyclic AMP Promotes Optic Nerve Regeneration
  • 2003 Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen, MD – Defining the Retinal and Optic Nerve Response to Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (AION) Using a Mouse Model. [photo]
  • 2004
    • Fellow: Guy V. Jirawuthiworavong, M.D., M.A. - Frequency of Antiretinal Antibodies in Normal Human Serum [photo]
    • Resident: Gregory F. Wu, M.D., Ph.D. - Visual Function and Disease Phenotype in Multiple Sclerosis
    • Student: Paula Wynn - A Quantitative Approach to Identifying Non-Organic Contributions to Field Defects Using the Multifocal Visual Evoked Potential (mfVEP) [photo]
       
  • 2005
    • Fellow: Gabrielle R. Bonhomme, M.D. "Isolated Pediatric Optic Neuritis: Brain MRI Abnormalities and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis"
    • Resident: Clare Fraser, M.B.B.S. "Multifocal Visual Evoked Potentials in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Optic Neuritis"
    • Student: Christopher Rodarte, B.A. "A Quantitative Approach to Identifying Delayed Latencies in the Multifocal Visual Evoked Potential (mfVEP)"
       
  • 2006
    • Fellow: Gregory Wu, M.D., Ph.D. “Regional MRI Abnormalities and Visual Dysfunction in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis”
    • Resident:  Clare Fraser, M.B.B.S. “One Year Multiple Sclerosis Conversion Rates for Patients with Multifocal Visual Evoked Potential (MVEP) Latency Delay”
    • Student:  Michael D. Richards “Duration of Binocular Decorrelation Predicts the Intensity of Fusion Maldevelopment (Latent) Nystagmus in Strabismic Macaque Monkeys”
       
  • 2007
    • Fellow:  Christopher C. Glisson, D.O. “Clinical Characteristics Associated with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Antibody Seropositivity”
    • Resident:  Melissa W. Ko, M.D. “Assessment of Visual Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease”
    • Student:  Bryn Burkholder “Low-Contrast Letter Acuity Loss Over Time in Multiple Sclerosis Correlates with Reductions in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Macular Volume by OCT”
       
  • 2008
    • Fellow:  Thomas N. Hwang, M.D, Ph.D. “Reconstitution of Light-Evoked Responses through a Mechanism of NMDA Receptor Mobility across the Cell Membrane in a Tiger Salamander Model”
    • Resident:  Sashank Prasad, M.D. “Cross-Modal Language Processing in the Visual Cortex of the Congenitally Blind”
    • Student:  Matt Schlenker “The Translational Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex in Patients with Skew Deviation”
       
  • 2009
    • Fellow: Divya Aggarwal, M.D., “Melanopsin Retinal Ganglion Cells:  A New Class of Cells in Human Retina”
    • Resident: Daniel Barthelmes, M.D., F.E.B.O., “Retinal Hemorrhages in High Altitude Mountaineers”
    • Student: Sally C. Chang, “MS Functional Composite Scores with a Visual Component Added Capture Axonal Loss in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis”
       
  • 2010
    • Fellow:  Robert Avery, D.O., "Reference Range of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening Pressure in Children"
    • Resident:  Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, M.D., "Multi-System Neurological Disease is Common in Patients with OPA1 Mutations"
    • Student:  Jonathan Frandsen, "Macular Carotenoids in Patients with Photophobia"
       
  • 2011
    • Fellow:  Jennifer Graves, MD, "Visual Pathway Axonal Loss in Patients with Benign Multiple Sclerosis"
    • Resident:  Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, MD, PhD, "Efficacy and Safety of Idebenone in Patients with Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON): Results of a 6-Month Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (RHODOS)"
    • Student:  Joyce Ho, "In Vivo Imaging of Murine Experimental Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy"
  • 2012
    • Fellow:  Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, MD, PhD, "Mitofusin 2 (MFN2) mutations cause mitochondrial DNA instability in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease"
    • Resident:  Karen Schmitt, MD, "Transmeningeal Drug Delivery to the Optic Nerve"
    • Student:  Mithu Storoni, MA MRCOphth, "The Use Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging To Distinguish Between NMO Spectrum And MS Related Optic Neuritis Based On The Appearance Of The Visual Pathways"
       
  • 2013
    • Fellow:  Kimberly Winges, MD, "The Ganglion Cell Layer Across the Vertical Meridian in Hemianopsia: I Get No Respect!"
    • Resident:  Cynthia Yu-Wai-Man, MBBS, FRCOphth, "Extraocular muscle atrophy and central nervous system involvement in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia – a structural and spectroscopic magnetic resonance study"
    • Student:   Ali S. Saber Tehrani, "Quantitative video-oculography for diagnosing stroke at the bedside in acute vertigo: an “ECG” for the eyes"
       

THE THOMAS AND SUSAN CARLOW YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
This award was established to encourage and recognize basic or clinical research in neuro-ophthalmology by a NANOS candidate or active member. The originality, scientific merit and neuro-ophthalmic interest of a developing investigator’s total body of work combined with a representative new research manuscript will be considered as criteria to determine the award recipient. The award is selected by the Research Committee during the Annual Meeting and need not be given annually. It is not open to NANOS Fellows. Young Investigator Application [click here]

  • 1997 Leonard A. Levin, MD, PhD - Induction of Gene Expression after Retinal Ganglion Cell Axotomy
  • 1998 Jason J. S. Barton, MD - Ocular Tracking of Step-Ramp Targets by Patients with
    Unilateral Cerebral Lesions
  • 1999 Wolf Lagrese, MD -Neuroprotection with Memantine, Cerestat,and Riluzole in a Rat
    Model of Acute Retinal Ischemia
  • 2000 Sean Donahue, MD - Skew Deviation and Inferior Oblique Palsy
  • 2002 Valerie Biousse, MD – The Eyes of Mito-Mouse
  • 2003 Agnes M.F. Wong, MD, PhD, FRCSC – Early Versus Delayed Correction of Infantile
    Strabismus in Macaque Monkeys: Effects on Cerebral Ocular Motor Circuits   [photo]
  • 2004 John B. Kerrison, M.D. - Candidate Gene Analysis in X-linked Congenital Nystagmus (NYS1) [photo]
  • 2005 Steven F. Stasheff, M.D., Ph.D. - "Alterations in Spontaneous and Light-evoked Ganglion Cell Activity During Retinal Degeneration in rd1 Mice"
  • 2006 - None
  • 2007 Fiona Costello, M.D., FRCP “Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements in Optic Neuritis:  Determining the Role of OCT in Predicting Visual Recovery and the Future Risk of MS”
  • 2008 Kenneth Schindler, M.D. “Orally Administered SIRT1 Activator SRT501 is Neuroprotective for Retinal Ganglion Cells and Suppresses and Neurological Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis”
  • 2009 Michael S. Salman, Ph.D., M.R.C.P. “Characteristics of the Cerebellar Dysplasia in Chiari Type II Malformation as Revealed by Ocular Motor Functions”
  • 2010 - None
  • 2011 Y. Joyce Liao, M.D. Ph.D. "Laser-Assisted Transplantation of Stem Cells into the Adult Eye"
  • 2012 Beau B. Bruce, M.D. M.S. "Non-mydriatic Ocular Fundus Photography Read by Emergency Department (ED) Physicians: FOTO-ED Study"
  • 2013 Robert A. Avery, D.O. “Hand-Held Optical Coherence Tomography During Sedation Detects Visual Acuity and Visual Field Loss in Young Children with Optic Pathway Gliomas.”

William F. Hoyt Lecture at the AAO annual meeting

  • 2001 Thomas J. Carlow, M.D.  [photo] "Oculomotor Ophthalmoplegic Migraine:  Is it Really Migraine?"
  • 2002 H. Stanley Thompson, M.D.   [photo] "The Vitality of the Pupil:  A History of the Clinical Use of the Pupil as an Indicator of Visual Potential"
  • 2003 Simmons Lessell, M.D. "The Neuro-Ophthalmic Complications of Radiation"
  • 2004 Creig Hoyt, M.D. "What Do We Really Know About Amblyopia?"
  • 2005 Neil R. Miller, M.D. “Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas”
  • 2006 None
  • 2007 Joel S. Glaser, M.D. “Romancing the Chiasm”
  • 2008 Peter J. Savino, M.D. “We answered this one this a.m.”
  • 2009 Norman J. Schatz, M.D. “The Troubles I've Seen”
  • 2010 Jonathan Trobe, M.D. "Papilledema:  The Vexing Issues"
  • 2011 Steven A. Newman, M.D. "Interventional Neuro-Ophthalmology, an Addition Not an Oxymoron" [photo]
  • 2012 Alfredo A. Sadun M.D., Ph.D. "Are We There Yet? Is Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift?"

Best Frank B. Walsh Session Paper Presentation by a Fellow

  • 2004 Margaret M. Wong, MBBS, FRCS, FRCOphth. - Frozen Eyes and Muscle Cramps. [photo]
  • 2005 Kevin M. Barrett, M.D. - "An Obvious Case of Giant Cell Arteritis"
  • 2006 None
  • 2007 Thomas N. Hwang, M.D., Ph.D. “A Case of Bilateral Optic Nerve Atrophy”
  • 2008 Thomas Hwang, M.D. “My Orbits Are Melting”
             Beau Bruce, M.D. “What?!?”
  • 2009 Sashank Prasad, M.D. “Hear No Evil, See No Evil”
  • 2010 Rebecca Stacy, M.D. "A Bitter-Sweet Diagnosis"
  • 2011 Clare Fraser, M.D. "Bad Eyes, Bad Walking and Bad Judgment"
  • 2012 Lindsey DeLott, M.D. "CSEye"
  • 2013 Chantal J. Boisvert, M.D. “OMG, I can't C.”

     

Fight for Sight/NANOS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

  • 2008 Arun Sundaram, M.D. “Saccadic Roles of the Human Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus”
  • 2009 Zoë Williams, M.D. “Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging of the optic nerve in patients with congenital and acquired optic disc elevation”
  • 2010 Karen E. Schmitt, M.D. "In vitro determination of the potential of a novel nanosponge to penetrate optic nerve dura and arachnoid mater for delivery of a fluorescent marker, a surrogate for various neuroprotective drugs"

Pilot Research Grant

  • 2007 Deborah M. Grzybowski, M.D., Ph.D. “An in-vitro model of CSF outflow through the arachnoid membrane for IIH”
  • 2008 Kimberly Cockerham, M.D., F.A.C.S., “Thyroid Eye Disease Clinical Manifestations Measurements: Comparing Clinical Examination with Laboratory Values of Thyroid Antibodies and Magnetic Resonance Imaging” and Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen, M.D. “Intraocular Injection of Growth Factors to Enhance Differentiation of Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells Following Ischemic Injury”
  • 2009 Prem S. Subramanian, M.D., Ph.D. “Pilot Study to Measure Diplopic Fields and the Correlation of Diplopic Field Characteristics with Visual Function Quality”
  • 2010 None
  • 2011 Steven Roth, M.D. "Mechanisms of Perioperative Ischemic Optic Neuropathy"
  • 2012 Yaping Joyce Liao M.D., Ph.D. "Stat1 Pathway Insuffciency as a Mediator for Giant Cell Arteritis Pathogenesis"
  • 2013 Byron J. Lam, M.D. “Obesity and Spinal Canal Compliance in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension”

     

NANOS Dedication Award
  • 2011 Thomas J. Carlow, M.D.
      
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