Preface President's letter History History of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, Arthur Jampolsky History of pediatric ophthalmology and the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Marshall M. Parks Round Table: One hundred years of experience. What I would have done differently and what needs to be done in the future, Forest D. Ellis, Moderator Cataract/Refractive Update Etiology of pediatric cataracts, Forrest D. Ellis Monocular congenital cataracts. Is binocular vision too much to ask?, Kenneth W. Wright and Mehmet Cem Mocan Diplopia after LASIK surgery, Edward G. Buckley Round Table: Seeing too well - diplopia after adult cataract surgery, Edward G. Buckley, Moderator Questions and Answers: Cataract update I, H. Sprague Eustis, Presiding Physician Monovision may be detrimental to patients with strabismus, Burton J. Kushner and Constance E. West My experience with pediatric refractive surgery, Kenneth W. Wright and Mehmet Cem Mocan Questions and Answers: Cataract update II, Robert J. Balkan, Presiding Physician Amblyopia/Strabismus Update Why do early surgery for infantile esotropia?, Kenneth W. Wright and Mehmet Cem Mocan Dissociated vertical deviation - a nystagmus blockage phenomenon, David L. Guyton Surgery for dissociated vertical deviation - new approaches, David L. Guyton Complications of inferior oblique surgery, Burton J. Kushner Round Table: Surgery for accommodative and partially accommodative esotropia, Kenneth W. Wright, Moderator Round Table: Pearls in the management of exotropia, Burton J. Kushner, Moderator Questions and Answers: Strabismus update I, George S. Ellis, Presiding Physician Evaluation of the adult with diplopia, Forrest D. Ellis The dragged-fovea diplopia syndrome, David L. Guyton Guidelines for the surgical treatment of paralytic strabismus, Edward G. Buckley Round Table: Adjustable suture technique and uses, David L. Guyton, Moderator Questions and Answers: Strabismus update II, Robert Gordon, Presiding Physician New optotypes: are they better than Allen cards?, Kenneth W. Wright, Mehmet Cem Mocan, Mario Najera-Covarrubias and Loren Ong Anisometropic amblyopia, Forrest D. Ellis Round Table: Pearls for amblyopia diagnosis and treatment (Masquerade syndrome), Forrest D. Ellis, Moderator Questions and Answers: Amblyopia update, M. Tere Vives, Presiding Physician Oculoplastics Update Childhood blepharoptosis: diagnostic evaluation of the patient, Forrest D. Ellis Results of multi-pass nasolacrimal duct probing, Kenneth W. Wright, Mehmet Cem Mocan, Mario Najera-Covarrubias and Nancy Suarez Round Table: Congenital epiphora: when and where to probe, tubes or balloons, internal or external DCR, James A. Katowitz, Moderator Questions and Answers: Plastic surgery update I, Kyle Acosta, Presiding Physician Childhood ptosis: an oculoplastic perspective, J.A. Katowitz and F. Kherani Round Table: Myths and realities in oculoplastic surgery, James A. Katowitz, Moderator Questions and Answers: Plastic surgery update II, Constance Fry, Presiding Physician Appendix The selective laser trabeculoplasty laser and its role in rational glaucoma therapy, James B. Wise Questions and Answers, Daniel A. Long, Presiding Physician Questions and Answers: Refractive update, Marguerite B. McDonald, Presiding Physician Index of authors