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To help ophthalmologists prepare for a practice transition, the Academy's Senior Ophthalmologist Committee has compiled several resources, including articles and reflections from past issues of Scope.

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On Pandemics: Viral Influenzas and the 1918 Great Influenza Pandemic – Part 3

AUG 11, 2022 By Steven A Newman MD in History, Features, Practice Transitions

Influenza was the cause of probably the world’s most serious epidemic of the 20th century though it may have been going on since the 6th century B.C.

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On Pandemics: Historical Considerations of Pandemics – Part II

MAY 26, 2022 By Steven A Newman MD in Features, Practice Transitions

In this, the second part of a four-part series that looks at COVID within the context of other pandemics, we look at the history of pandemics.

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On Pandemics: Etiology of Pandemics – Part I

NOV 29, 2021 By Steven A Newman MD in Practice Transitions, History, Features

Dr. Steven Newman, a neuro-ophthalmologist, puts COVID-19 into historical context.

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Pearls for My Younger Colleagues

NOV 29, 2021 By Marguerite B McDonald MD in Practice Transitions, Features

There are many things that we all learn from life, aka as the school of hard knocks. I hope that I am still learning!

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Slava Fyodorov, MD: How Russia Influenced Refractive Surgery in the U.S.

NOV 29, 2021 By Stephen A Obstbaum MD in Features, Practice Transitions

For a long time, I thought about writing an article on Russian ophthalmologist, Svyatoslav “Slava” Nikolayevich Fyodorov, MD but was uncertain how to approach a topic about the early days of refractive surgery.

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Life in Retirement: Perry S. Binder, MD, Adjusting to Shifting Goals

NOV 29, 2021 By John R Stechschulte MD in Practice Transitions, Features

Authors note: Finding, keeping and sometimes recapturing fulfillment in retirement can be challenging. It is not uncommon for our goals, aspirations, interests, hobbies, recreation, and dreams to change several years after retirement.

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The Year That Arkansas Lost the Innovative Push for Patient Safety

AUG 19, 2021 By Laurie Gray Barber, MD in Features, Practice Transitions

Most of us have blazed our way through college and medical school so that we could compete for a treasured spot in an excellent ophthalmology residency program. We then concentrated on studying the ophthalmic system and the relationship of the eye to the brain and remainder…

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Life in Retirement

AUG 18, 2021 By Ralph D Levinson MD, Cynthia J Parlato MD, John R Stechschulte MD in Practice Transitions, Features

Are you going to retire? Have you retired? An article in the spring edition of Scope introduced my goal to assist members who are planning to retire and members seeking greater joy in retirement.

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Planning for and Succeeding in Retirement

MAY 19, 2021 By John R Stechschulte MD in Practice Transitions, Features

In 2018, former Scope editor, Dr. M. Bruce Shields began sharing some of the activities of fellow retired ophthalmologists. His stories of many distinguished colleagues have inspired many of our readers.

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What We’re Doing Today - J. Charles Garvin, MD, Ophthalmologist, Dog-Breeder and Leader

AUG 13, 2020 in Practice Transitions

J. Charles Garvin, MD, has always loved dogs. In fact, he had once intended to devote his life to their care as a veterinarian. But a family member’s blindness and other considerations along the way led to a distinguished as an ophthalmologist. Now, as he enters retirement t…

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