EYE ON THE BAYOU

NEW CONCEPTS IN GLAUCOMA, CATARACT

AND NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY

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Preface

The 54th annual symposium of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology was held February 18-20, 2005. This Academy meeting was devoted to current topics pertaining to glaucoma, cataract surgery and neuro-ophthalmology. The meeting consisted of formal lectures, roundtable discussions with questions from the audience and workshop presentations.

I have deep appreciation for those who serve as mentors to us and participated in this meeting, they help to elevate the level of care we provide to our patients. Their active participation made this meeting worthwhile. I would like to acknowledge our sponsors for providing unrestricted financial support, which helped to defer the expense of this medical education meeting and subsequent publication. Sincere thanks go to those who participated on the Program Committee and special acknowledgement is given to Dr. Scott Lanoux, President of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology and Amber Howell, Executive Director for their hard work in organizing this symposium.

Jonathan D. Nussdorf, MD

Program Chairman

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter

about something than I am.

Henry J. Kaiser

President’s letter

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, I would like to congratulate and give my sincerest thanks to the program committee and program chair for the success of the 54th Annual Symposium, February 18-20, 2005. Each year I continue to marvel at the quality of the faculty and the program, and this year was no exception. The end result of such excellence culminates with this volume of NOAO Transactions. The editor, Dr Jonathan Nussdorf, has put together an outstanding text derived from the various lectures, roundtables and question and answer sessions that will serve as an important reference in ophthalmologic literature for the benefit of the ophthalmologic community for years to come.

I would also like to draw attention to the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation, without whose generous support neither the transactions nor the symposium would be possible. The Foundation was created in 1981 to support The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, which was founded in 1889 for the purpose of providing medical care to the indigent population of New Orleans. Their mission is to provide funding for medical research and education for ophthalmology and otolaryngology as well as direct patient care.

As president of the NOAO, I have been extremely fortunate to have such a dedicated board of directors and staff. Their energy and passion towards providing quality ophthalmic education to the region cannot be understated. Our Executive Director, Amber W. Howell, has been an integral part of this organization and of the success of the Symposium for the past four years, and I commend her for her dedication and drive.

Finally, I would like to thank Kugler Publications for their editorial expertise over the many years. However, the true success of this symposium and the subsequent transactions would not have been possible without the enthusiastic and continuing support of the ophthalmologists of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast who are members of the Academy. To them, I give my appreciation.

Scott D. Lanoux, MD

President, New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology

CONTRIBUTORS

JAMES P. GILLS, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology

University of South Florida

Tarpon Springs, FL, U.S.A.

EVE J. HIGGINBOTHAM, M.D.

Dean and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

CHRIS A. JOHNSON, Ph.D.

Director of Diagnostic Research and Senior Scientist

Discoveries in Sight, Devers Eye Institute

Portland, OR, U.S.A.

PENG T. KHAW, M.D., PH.D., FRCS, FRCOphth

Professor of Glaucoma and Ocular Healing

Moorfields Eye Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology

London, England

ANDREW G. LEE, M.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.

ROBERT J. NOECKER, M.D.

Vice Chair Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor of

Ophthalmology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

PAUL PALMBERG, M.D., Ph.D

Professor of Ophthalmology

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, FL, U.S.A.

HARRY A. QUIGLEY, M.D.

A. Edward Maumenee Professor

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

KULDEV SINGH, M.D.

Professor of Ophthalmology

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, CA, U.S.A.

RICHARD J. MACKOOL, M.D. - Guest Speaker

Director, The Mackool Eye Institute

Senior Attending Surgeon, New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

Astoria, NY, U.S.A.

MARC F. LIEBERMAN, M.D. - Guest Panelist

Physician, Glaucoma Consultants of the Bay Area

San Franscisco, CA, U.S.A.