2024 MEETING


CELEBRATING 50 YEARS WITH NANOS

Make plans to join us at Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu to celebrate NANOS' 50th anniversary. NANOS Annual Meeting continues to be the premier meeting for cutting-edge innovation and advances in Neuro-Ophthalmology. The in-person meeting provides a forum for everyone to come together from across the globe to share expertise and advance the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology through case discussions, didactic sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities.


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024 MERIT AWARDS
For extraordinary contributions of time, energy, and resources to the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society:

Steven R. Hamilton, M.D.


Devin D. Mackay, M.D.


Clare L. Fraser, M.D.


Courtney E. Francis, M.D.



BEST FRANK B. WALSH PAPER PRESENTATION BY A FELLOW-IN-TRAINING
Amalie Chen, MD for the presentation: Headache and Visual Deficits: Ironing Out the Details


BEST ABSTRACT AWARD BY STUDENT
Olivia Grech for the presentation: Raised Intracranial Pressure Alters Cranial Nociception Which Can Be Rescued by Glucagon Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonism and CGRP Antagonism In Vivo


BEST ABSTRACT AWARD BY RESIDENT
Amy (Mung Yan) Lin for the presentation: Emergency Department (ED) Non-Mydriatic Fundus Photography Expediates Care for Patients Referred For “Papilledema"


BEST ABSTRACT BY A FELLOW-IN-TRAINING
Maximilian Friedrich, MD for the presentation: Curiouser and Curiouser: A Distributed Brain Network Underlying Alice in Wonderland Syndrome


J. LAWTON SMITH AWARD
Francisco Sanchez, M.D for the abstract: Transient Bilateral Central Scotoma on Awakening: A Distinct Phenomenon


DANIEL M. JACOBSON MEMORIAL LECTURE AWARD
Valerie Purvin, MD for the presentation: Moving from Not Knowing to Knowing


WILLIAM F. HOYT LECTURE AWARD
Steven Galetta, MD for the presentation: Optic Neuritis and MS: Friend or Foe

TOP INDIVIDUAL NOVEL CONTRIBUTOR
Allison Nogi, DPT, Johns Hopkins Medicine

TOP INSTITUTION NOVEL CONTRIBUTOR
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine


2024 DR. IVY DREIZIN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Nurhan Torun, MD, FRCS(C)


2024 PILOT GRANT AWARD
Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen for the research topic: Non-Invasive Identification of Alzheimer's Disease Through Ocular Analysis Utilizing Raman Spectroscopy


2024 THOMAS AND SUSAN CARLOW YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Benson Chen, MBChB, MSc, FRACP for the research topic: Vision-Related Quality of Life in LHON Patients Treated with Lenadogene Nolparvovec Gene Therapy: Analysis of the VFQ-25 using Rasch Measurement Theory


JOIN NANOS ANNUAL MEETING FUNDRAISER
We're looking forward to having you join us in tropical Honolulu, HI for the NANOS 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting. This year, for the Annual Meeting Fundraiser when you donate $100 or more, you will receive a limited edition commemorative NANOS 50th Anniversary Tiki Mug, available for pickup onsite while supplies last! Visit https://www.giveonsite.com/nanos/ to donate today. Click here to learn more!


REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) invites you to attend the 50th Annual Meeting. The in-person meeting takes place March 2-7, 2024 at the Sheraton Waikiki Resort, in Honolulu, HI. On-demand viewing will be available from April 10 - August 31, 2024 for CME credits.

All attendees who register for the full in-person meeting will receive complimentary access to the on-demand platform. Separate CME certificates will be issued for the in person and on-demand meetings for an estimated 33 CME credits total.

NEW! 2024 syllabus with Walsh answers is now available. Please click here to login and view the e-syllabus.

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2024 REGISTRATION FEES
2024 BROCHURE/PROGRAM
CME INFORMATION
NANOS CODE OF CONDUCT 

DOWNLOAD #NANOS2024 MOBILE APP 

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2024 SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

We'd like to thank our partners for their support of our Annual Meeting and mission:

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ABSTRACT & POSTER SESSION INFORMATION

Poster Numbers for the Poster Sessions: 

2024 BEST ABSTRACT AWARD NOMINEES

Student:

  1. Olivia Grech - Raised Intracranial Pressure Alters Cranial Nociception Which Can Be Rescued By Glucagon Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonism And CGRP Antagonism In Vivo.
  2. Mariam Tang - “Acute Vision Loss” In Patients Presenting To A Large Emergency Department: Impact Of A Hybrid Non-Mydriatic Ocular Fundus Camera With Optical Coherence Tomography
  3. Lauren Seidman - Binocular Visual Function Testing in an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Cohort:  Low-Contrast Letter Acuity and Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) Tasks of MULES and SUN
  4. Patrick Zhang - Racial Disparities In The Development Of Visual Impairment In Patients With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
  5. Jordan Tang - Optimization of Patient Education Materials in Neuro-Ophthalmology
  6. Connie Huang - Electric Field Stimulation Enhances Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor-Mediated Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Regeneration After Optic Nerve Crush Injury
  7. Jacqueline Jeon-Chapman - Prevalence and clinical associations of peripapillary hyper-reflective ovoid mass-like structures (PHOMS) in patients with craniosynostosis
  8. Jim Xie - Efficacy of intra-arterial or intravenous thrombolytic therapy versus conservative standard therapy for central retinal artery occlusion: an individual patient data meta-analysis

Resident:

  1. Amy (Mung Yan) Lin - Emergency Department (ED) Non-Mydriatic Fundus Photography Expediates Care For Patients Referred For “Papilledema”
  2. J. Chacko - 10-Year Risk of Aortic and Carotid Complications in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
  3. Muhammad Chauhan - Risk of Cranial Nerve Palsies and Double Vision Following CSF Diversion Procedures for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Large Database Study
  4. Jessica Kraker - Frequency of Non-specific Optic Nerve Sheath Enhancement on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  5. Maximilian Friedrich - Curiouser and curiouser: a distributed brain network underlying Alice in Wonderland syndrome

Fellow-in-Training:

  1. Avital Lily Okrent Smolar - Reducing Neuro-Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Mitochondrial Optic Neuropathy
  2. Minjun Hur - Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Effects of Chronic Immunotherapy in Idiopathic Recurrent Papillitis and Idiopathic Recurrent Neuroretinitis: A Multi-center Retrospective Analysis

ABSTRACT POSTER PRINTING INFORMATION

All posters should have a vertical orientation with a horizontal width no greater than 3.28 feet (100 cm) and a vertical height of no greater than 4 feet (120 cm).


NANOS Committees
Are you looking to get involved with NANOS? Click here to view the NANOS Committee posters and learn more about the work of our professional Society powered by volunteers. New committee appointments will be made July 1, 2024. Get Involved here!

Organizational Posters 

Committee Posters


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE NANOS 2024 ANNUAL MEETING? 
The meeting will be held in-person in Sheraton Waikiki, HI, with on-demand viewing available after the live event. 

IS THERE A VIRTUAL COMPONENT TO THE MEETING?
On Demand content will be available for CME credit from April 10 until August 31, 2024.

WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE POSTER SESSION?
There will be no e-Posters at the NANOS 2024 Annual Meeting. All accepted posters will be presented as a printed poster. All posters should have a vertical orientation with a horizontal width no greater than 3.28 feet (100 cm) and a vertical height of no greater than 4 feet (120 cm).

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?
As the CME Content will be published for On Demand viewing, no refunds will be issued.

WILL THERE BE ORGANIZED TOURS BY NANOS DURING THE 50TH ANNUAL MEETING?
No, there will be no organized tours by NANOS. We encourage everyone to reach out to the Sheraton Waikiki Resort Concierge Desk for a wave of inspiration and plan your free time accordingly. Immerse yourself in a variety of Sheraton Waikiki Resort activities. Book your island experiences online.

SHERATON WAIKIKI | PLEASANT HOLIDAYS Tel: 808-931-8183 | SheratonWaikiki-Concierge@pleasant.net


FREE TIME IN OAHU
Connect with your NANOS Colleagues
Interested in organizing your own fun with your NANOS colleagues? Use this form to connect with each other to plan activities during free time.

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PLAN YOUR FREE TIME IN OAHU - Discover the treasures of Honolulu and Oahu during your free time. Reach out to the Sheraton Waikiki Resort Concierge Desk for a wave of inspiration! Immerse yourself in a variety of Sheraton Waikiki Resort activities. Book your island experiences online.

SHERATON WAIKIKI | PLEASANT HOLIDAYS Tel: 808-931-8183 | SheratonWaikiki-Concierge@pleasant.net

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