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The American Academy of Ophthalmology's newsletter for senior ophthalmologists (SOs). Scope is published quarterly, with all articles posted online and a PDF download available for print. The online archive includes all articles starting with the summer 2017 issue and select articles from prior issues.

2019 Winter Edition of Scope (PDF 1927K)
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Editorial - Our Ethical Responsibility

FEB 21, 2019 By M Bruce Shields MD in Letter from the Editor

One of the important changes that you and I have witnessed in the medical profession during our careers has been a better appreciation of the relationship between medicine and industry.

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A Brief History of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) From its Founding in 1921 until the Modern Era

FEB 21, 2019 By Daniel M Albert MD FACS, Emily Y Chew MD, Alice R McPherson MD in History

ARVO was started in 1921 as the Association for Research in Ophthalmology (ARO) by a New York ophthalmologist named Conrad Berens, MD. It was modeled after the American Neurological Association, a society founded in 1874.

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What We're Reading This Winter

FEB 21, 2019 By Thomas S Harbin, MD, MBA, Susan H Day MD, Samuel Masket MD, J. Kemper Campbell, MD, Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD, M Bruce Shields MD in Book Reviews

Senior ophthalmologists share the best of what they’re reading this winter. Add your own favorites in the comments or send your review to scope@aao.org.

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The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem: Providing Eye Care Where None Exists

FEB 21, 2019 By Bruce E Spivey MD FACS in History, Features

Palestine, one of the most vulnerable and impoverished populations in the world, is getting the benefit of essential ophthalmic care from The St. John Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG).

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What We Are Doing Today - E. Michael Van Buskirk, MD: A Lifetime of Looking at the Eye and with the Eye

FEB 21, 2019 By M Bruce Shields MD in Features

Dr. E. Michael Van Buskirk, whose career as an ophthalmologist and as a photographer have embodied many unique forms of imaging, had two distinct careers.

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What We're Reading This Fall

OCT 19, 2018 By Thomas S Harbin, MD, MBA, Susan H Day MD, Samuel Masket MD, J. Kemper Campbell, MD, Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD, M Bruce Shields MD in Book Reviews

Senior ophthalmologists share the best of what they’re reading this fall. Add your own favorites in the comments or send your review to scope@aao.org.

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Dr. Frank B. “Pappy” Walsh: A Remembrance

OCT 19, 2018 By Steven A Newman MD in History

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dr. Frank B. “Pappy” Walsh, emeritus professor at the Wilmer Eye institute, passed away from oat cell carcinoma. He was 83 years old. In a memorial service, Robert Welch, also a fixture at Wilmer and unofficial historian, described him as an academician, te…

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Results From an Academy Survey on Membership Value

OCT 19, 2018 By Brad H Feldman, MD in Features

Like many other organizations, the Academy relies on data to inform its education, advocacy and member services activities. We value the direct feedback we receive from members through surveys and focus groups to measure awareness and utilization of Academy member benefits a…

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Part 3: The Evolution of Governance and Outreach

OCT 19, 2018 By Susan H Day MD in History

In the previous installment, the formation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology as a separate entity, the expansion of its mission and its clarification of governance all occurred while Dr. Bruce E. Spivey was its executive vice president.

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What We Are Doing Today - Harry A. Zink, MD: A Man of Visual Science and Visual Art

OCT 19, 2018 By M Bruce Shields MD in Features

Ophthalmology, as we all know, is a visual science, both in terms of the anatomy and physiology with which we deal, but also in the sense that our diagnostic techniques primarily involve visualization of those anatomic structures and their function.

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