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American Academy of Ophthalmology-1980 Meeting
M E E T I N G S , C O N F E R E N C E S , SYMPOSIA EDITED BY THOMAS CHALKLEY,
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY—1980 MEETING Under the aegis of President Edward W. D. Norton the Academy returned to Chicago for the first time since 1969, but with a difference. Rather than in the friendly confines of the Palmer House, the meeting was held at the giant con vention center, McCormick Place and McCormick Place West. The meeting was originally scheduled for New Orleans. Last January it became evident that New Orleans did not have the hotel space or the meeting rooms to manage the convention. Fortunately, Chicago was available because the week of the presidential election (November 2 to 7, 1980) is generally not a popular one for meetings. The late booking of the Convention made it impossible to ready the entire McCormick Place in time, and thus the scientific and technical exhibits were held in McCormick Place West. Considering that major conventions are often scheduled ten years in advance and that this year's Academy meeting was booked less than a year in advance, the meeting went off unusually well. Nonetheless, the technical and scien tific exhibits were separated from the meeting rooms by a quarter-mile walk. The exhibits were situated in a two-floor display space. In an effort to woo strollers past technical exhibits, escalators were programmed so that the escalators going up were situated an eighth of a mile from those going down. Despite this, the meeting was the usual extraordinary Academy success, with 11,999 regis tered. This number included spouses, technical exhibitors, ophthalmic nurses,
M.D.
orthoptists, and ophthalmic assistants and technicians, as well as ophthalmolo gists. The weather cooperated by pro viding a spectacular Indian summer so that old-timers were happy to return to Chicago. At the opening session President Ed ward Norton presented the guests of honor: Pierre Amalric of Albi, France, a member of the Academy since 1968 and a recipient of Academy prizes for scientific exhibits on two occasions; Ernst Custodis, Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmolo gy in Düsseldorf; Dohrmann K. Pischel, president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in 1960; and Paul G. Wetzig, a practicing ophthalmologist of Colorado Springs, who pioneered in photocoagulation treat ment of diabetic retinopathy. The Distin guished Public Service Award was pre sented to Mary Lasker, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Mrs. Lasker has led the drive for research in cancer, cerebral palsy, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and ocu lar diseases. These awards were followed by the 37th Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture, "Clinical and Research Aspects of Sub total Open-Sky Vitrectomy," given by Charles L. Schepens. This lecture is published elsewhere in this issue of THE JOURNAL. The remainder of the morning was devoted to a symposium on diabetic retinopathy co-chaired by President Nor ton and George W. Blankenship. These sessions were held in the cavernous Arie Crown Theatre, which seats 4,300. None theless, there was standing room only. Because Nov. 4 was election day, there were only two symposia scheduled along
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with instruction courses. The evening was reserved for the presidential recep tion. There were numerous television sets in the grand ballroom to permit the fellows and their guests to participate in the expected thrills of election night, but by the time the reception started the results were known and the excitement never materialized. More than 260 papers were given between Sunday night and the conclusion of the meeting on Friday morning. Over 100 additional papers were presented by related groups at associated meetings. There were 361 instruction courses, which lasted from one to nine hours. All in all, it was a busy time. There were 45 exhibits and 74 poster sessions; six films were shown. The prize winners of the scientific exhibits were as follows: First Place—"Spontaneous Vit reous Hemorrhage. Etiology and Man agement" (principal presenter, Richard L. Winslow; co-presenters, Bruce C. Taylor and Anna Wiley); Second Place— "Alternatives in the Management of In traocular Tumors" (principal presenter, Jerry A. Shields; co-presenters, James J. Augsburger, Jay Federman, Jeffrey L. Shakin, Gary C. Brown, Norman T. Felberg, and Terrance L. Tomer); Third Place—"Evaluation and Control of Endothelial Damage in Intraocular Lens Inser tion" (principal presenter, David B. Soil; co-presenters, Sol E. Harrison, Musta pha Shayegan, and Frank Arturi). The meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the merger with the American Association of Ophthalmology was domi nated by proponents of the measure but opposition was more vocal at the business meeting. The proponents emphasized the value of a single group speaking for ophthalmology, whereas those opposed questioned the value of a merger with an organization that had failed to enlist the membership of a majority of ophthalmol ogists at the expense of increased dues and admission to the Academy of noncer-
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tified specialists. The issue will be de cided by a mail vote of the members of the Academy. An estimated 3,000 mem bers of the American Association of Oph thalmology are also members of the Academy. Officers for 1981 include the following: David Shoch, president; Marshall M. Parks, president-elect; Stanley N. Truhlsen, first vice-president; Du Pont Guerry III, second vice-president; and Homer E. Smith, third vice-president. Councillors are Byron H. Demorest, Thomas D. Duane, Theodore Steinberg, and Thomas P. Kearns. Bruce E. Spivey continues as executive vice-president and Paul Henkind as editor of "Ophthalmology." Paul R. Lichter is Secretary for Program; Melvin L. Rubin, Secretary for Instruc tion; David Paton, Secretary for Continu ing Education; and Robert D. Reinecke, Secretary for Government Relations. Future meetings of the American Acad emy of Ophthalmology are as follows: Atlanta, Nov. 1 to 5, 1981; San Francisco, Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 1982, in conjunction with the XXIV International Congress of Ophthalmology; Chicago, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 1983; Atlanta, Nov. 11 to 15, 1984; San Francisco, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, 1985. In 1986 the meeting is tentatively scheduled for Chicago, Las Vegas, or Washington, D . C . ; in 1987 tentatively for Dallas, Las Vegas, or Washington, D.C.; 1988, Las Vegas, San Francisco, or Washington, D . C . ; 1989, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, or Washington, D.C.; 1990, Dallas, Las Vegas, or Washington, D.C.; and 1991, Dallas or San Francisco. FRANK W.
NEWELL
EUROPEAN OPHTHALMIC PATHOLOGY SOCIETY The European Ophthalmic Pathology Society held its Annual Meeting in Stock holm, June 11 to 14, 1980. Professor Raymon Font (Houston, Texas) was the
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guest of honor. The scientific program included 38 presentations by members and guests and 16 countries were repre sented. For each presentation a protocol, histopathologic sections, and appropriate clinical, macroscopic transparencies and electron microscopic prints were pro vided. The majority of the case presentations dealt with the diagnosis, classification, and management of neoplasia in the globe and orbit. A large group of cases was concerned with metabolic disorders and with retinal dystrophies. The remain der dealt with inflammatory disease. The 33 members who attended were: S. Ry Andersen (Denmark); K. Arnesen (Norway); N. Ashton (United Kingdom); J. Babel (Switzerland); E. Balestrazzi (Italy); D. R. Barry (United Kingdom); M. Brihaye-van Geertruyden (Belgium); A. Brini (France); B. Daicker (Switzer land); P. Dhermy (France); P. C. Donders (Holland); H. Fanta (Austria); A. Garner (United Kingdom); A. Hamburg (Holland); A. Henriquez (Spain); O. A. Jensen (Denmark); E. Kock (Sweden); E. Landolt (Switzerland); W. R. Lee (United Kingdom); O. Litricin (Yugoslavia); O.-E. Lund (West Germany); W. A. Manschot (Holland); G. Morgan (United Kingdom);
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J. Mullaney (Ireland); G. O. H. Nau mann (West Germany); A. H. Nover (West Germany); M. Quintana (Spain); A. H. S. Rahi (United Kingdom); R. Seitz (West Germany); F. H. Stefani (West Germany); A. Tarkkanen (Finland); D. Toussaint (Belgium); and M. Vogel (West Germany). Professor P. Bee (France), Professor J. H. Cunha-Vaz (Portugal), and D. M. Hanssens (Belgium) were unable to at tend. The five guests who attended were D. De Wouff-Rouondaal (Holland); G. Goder (East Germany); M. Lahav (Isra el); D. Lucas (United Kingdom) and P. Naeser (Sweden). Dr. Erik Kock (Sweden) acted as host to the meeting and was assisted by Dr. Dan Ebstein. The meeting was very well organized and the highlight of the social program was a visit to the City Hall of Stockholm, which is the location for many ceremonies associated with the Nobel Prize Awards. The next meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland (May 24 to 28, 1981) and will be a combined meeting with the Verhoeff Society. Professor J. Babel will act as organizing secretary. NORMAN ASHTON
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY—1980 MEETING Under the aegis of President Edward W. D. Norton the Academy returned to Chicago for the first time since 1969, but with a difference. Rather than in the friendly confines of the Palmer House, the meeting was held at the giant con vention center, McCormick Place and McCormick Place West. The meeting was originally scheduled for New Orleans. Last January it became evident that New Orleans did not have the hotel space or the meeting rooms to manage the convention. Fortunately, Chicago was available because the week of the presidential election (November 2 to 7, 1980) is generally not a popular one for meetings. The late booking of the Convention made it impossible to ready the entire McCormick Place in time, and thus the scientific and technical exhibits were held in McCormick Place West. Considering that major conventions are often scheduled ten years in advance and that this year's Academy meeting was booked less than a year in advance, the meeting went off unusually well. Nonetheless, the technical and scien tific exhibits were separated from the meeting rooms by a quarter-mile walk. The exhibits were situated in a two-floor display space. In an effort to woo strollers past technical exhibits, escalators were programmed so that the escalators going up were situated an eighth of a mile from those going down. Despite this, the meeting was the usual extraordinary Academy success, with 11,999 regis tered. This number included spouses, technical exhibitors, ophthalmic nurses,
M.D.
orthoptists, and ophthalmic assistants and technicians, as well as ophthalmolo gists. The weather cooperated by pro viding a spectacular Indian summer so that old-timers were happy to return to Chicago. At the opening session President Ed ward Norton presented the guests of honor: Pierre Amalric of Albi, France, a member of the Academy since 1968 and a recipient of Academy prizes for scientific exhibits on two occasions; Ernst Custodis, Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmolo gy in Düsseldorf; Dohrmann K. Pischel, president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in 1960; and Paul G. Wetzig, a practicing ophthalmologist of Colorado Springs, who pioneered in photocoagulation treat ment of diabetic retinopathy. The Distin guished Public Service Award was pre sented to Mary Lasker, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. Mrs. Lasker has led the drive for research in cancer, cerebral palsy, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and ocu lar diseases. These awards were followed by the 37th Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture, "Clinical and Research Aspects of Sub total Open-Sky Vitrectomy," given by Charles L. Schepens. This lecture is published elsewhere in this issue of THE JOURNAL. The remainder of the morning was devoted to a symposium on diabetic retinopathy co-chaired by President Nor ton and George W. Blankenship. These sessions were held in the cavernous Arie Crown Theatre, which seats 4,300. None theless, there was standing room only. Because Nov. 4 was election day, there were only two symposia scheduled along
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with instruction courses. The evening was reserved for the presidential recep tion. There were numerous television sets in the grand ballroom to permit the fellows and their guests to participate in the expected thrills of election night, but by the time the reception started the results were known and the excitement never materialized. More than 260 papers were given between Sunday night and the conclusion of the meeting on Friday morning. Over 100 additional papers were presented by related groups at associated meetings. There were 361 instruction courses, which lasted from one to nine hours. All in all, it was a busy time. There were 45 exhibits and 74 poster sessions; six films were shown. The prize winners of the scientific exhibits were as follows: First Place—"Spontaneous Vit reous Hemorrhage. Etiology and Man agement" (principal presenter, Richard L. Winslow; co-presenters, Bruce C. Taylor and Anna Wiley); Second Place— "Alternatives in the Management of In traocular Tumors" (principal presenter, Jerry A. Shields; co-presenters, James J. Augsburger, Jay Federman, Jeffrey L. Shakin, Gary C. Brown, Norman T. Felberg, and Terrance L. Tomer); Third Place—"Evaluation and Control of Endothelial Damage in Intraocular Lens Inser tion" (principal presenter, David B. Soil; co-presenters, Sol E. Harrison, Musta pha Shayegan, and Frank Arturi). The meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the merger with the American Association of Ophthalmology was domi nated by proponents of the measure but opposition was more vocal at the business meeting. The proponents emphasized the value of a single group speaking for ophthalmology, whereas those opposed questioned the value of a merger with an organization that had failed to enlist the membership of a majority of ophthalmol ogists at the expense of increased dues and admission to the Academy of noncer-
FEBRUARY, 1981
tified specialists. The issue will be de cided by a mail vote of the members of the Academy. An estimated 3,000 mem bers of the American Association of Oph thalmology are also members of the Academy. Officers for 1981 include the following: David Shoch, president; Marshall M. Parks, president-elect; Stanley N. Truhlsen, first vice-president; Du Pont Guerry III, second vice-president; and Homer E. Smith, third vice-president. Councillors are Byron H. Demorest, Thomas D. Duane, Theodore Steinberg, and Thomas P. Kearns. Bruce E. Spivey continues as executive vice-president and Paul Henkind as editor of "Ophthalmology." Paul R. Lichter is Secretary for Program; Melvin L. Rubin, Secretary for Instruc tion; David Paton, Secretary for Continu ing Education; and Robert D. Reinecke, Secretary for Government Relations. Future meetings of the American Acad emy of Ophthalmology are as follows: Atlanta, Nov. 1 to 5, 1981; San Francisco, Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 1982, in conjunction with the XXIV International Congress of Ophthalmology; Chicago, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, 1983; Atlanta, Nov. 11 to 15, 1984; San Francisco, Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, 1985. In 1986 the meeting is tentatively scheduled for Chicago, Las Vegas, or Washington, D . C . ; in 1987 tentatively for Dallas, Las Vegas, or Washington, D.C.; 1988, Las Vegas, San Francisco, or Washington, D . C . ; 1989, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, or Washington, D.C.; 1990, Dallas, Las Vegas, or Washington, D.C.; and 1991, Dallas or San Francisco. FRANK W.
NEWELL
EUROPEAN OPHTHALMIC PATHOLOGY SOCIETY The European Ophthalmic Pathology Society held its Annual Meeting in Stock holm, June 11 to 14, 1980. Professor Raymon Font (Houston, Texas) was the
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guest of honor. The scientific program included 38 presentations by members and guests and 16 countries were repre sented. For each presentation a protocol, histopathologic sections, and appropriate clinical, macroscopic transparencies and electron microscopic prints were pro vided. The majority of the case presentations dealt with the diagnosis, classification, and management of neoplasia in the globe and orbit. A large group of cases was concerned with metabolic disorders and with retinal dystrophies. The remain der dealt with inflammatory disease. The 33 members who attended were: S. Ry Andersen (Denmark); K. Arnesen (Norway); N. Ashton (United Kingdom); J. Babel (Switzerland); E. Balestrazzi (Italy); D. R. Barry (United Kingdom); M. Brihaye-van Geertruyden (Belgium); A. Brini (France); B. Daicker (Switzer land); P. Dhermy (France); P. C. Donders (Holland); H. Fanta (Austria); A. Garner (United Kingdom); A. Hamburg (Holland); A. Henriquez (Spain); O. A. Jensen (Denmark); E. Kock (Sweden); E. Landolt (Switzerland); W. R. Lee (United Kingdom); O. Litricin (Yugoslavia); O.-E. Lund (West Germany); W. A. Manschot (Holland); G. Morgan (United Kingdom);
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J. Mullaney (Ireland); G. O. H. Nau mann (West Germany); A. H. Nover (West Germany); M. Quintana (Spain); A. H. S. Rahi (United Kingdom); R. Seitz (West Germany); F. H. Stefani (West Germany); A. Tarkkanen (Finland); D. Toussaint (Belgium); and M. Vogel (West Germany). Professor P. Bee (France), Professor J. H. Cunha-Vaz (Portugal), and D. M. Hanssens (Belgium) were unable to at tend. The five guests who attended were D. De Wouff-Rouondaal (Holland); G. Goder (East Germany); M. Lahav (Isra el); D. Lucas (United Kingdom) and P. Naeser (Sweden). Dr. Erik Kock (Sweden) acted as host to the meeting and was assisted by Dr. Dan Ebstein. The meeting was very well organized and the highlight of the social program was a visit to the City Hall of Stockholm, which is the location for many ceremonies associated with the Nobel Prize Awards. The next meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland (May 24 to 28, 1981) and will be a combined meeting with the Verhoeff Society. Professor J. Babel will act as organizing secretary. NORMAN ASHTON