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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.

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William R. Green, MD: A Wilmer Eye Institute Legend

FEB 20, 2020 By Hans E Grossniklaus MD

William Richard “Dick” Green spent his nearly 40-year career directing the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he gained renown as one of the foremost eye pathologists of the 20th century. But his beginnings were modest.

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Hail and Farewell

FEB 20, 2020 By M Bruce Shields MD

In my Navy years and in academic medicine, the changes of command, saying goodbye to departing members and hello to newly arriving students, residents and fellows, were always bittersweet occasions.

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Winter 2020 Editorial - Wisdom

FEB 20, 2020 By M Bruce Shields MD

What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? I had the occasion to ponder that question during a recent group discussion and discovered that I’m not entirely sure of the answer.

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What We’re Reading This Winter 2020

FEB 20, 2020 By Marcia D Carney MD, Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD, J. Kemper Campbell, MD, Thomas S Harbin, MD, MBA, Samuel Masket MD

Senior ophthalmologists share the best of what they’re reading this Winter. Share what you’re reading and send your review to scope@aao.org

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Kenneth J. Hoffer, MD: Helping Others See the World

FEB 20, 2020 By M Bruce Shields MD, Kenneth J Hoffer, MD FACS

One of the joys of retirement for many of us is the opportunity to travel around this amazing world we live in. Having spent our careers trying to help others enjoy the gift of sight, we may appreciate more than most the good fortune of being able to see clearly the beauty t…

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Kenneth C. Swan, MD: The Ophthalmologist at the End of the Oregon Trail

FEB 20, 2020 By John C Morrison MD

In many ways, Dr. Kenneth C. Swan’s career has paralleled the development of medical education in the Pacific Northwest and that of vision research at the national level.

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What We’re Reading This Fall 2019

OCT 03, 2019 By Samuel Masket MD, J. Kemper Campbell, MD, M Bruce Shields MD, Thomas S Harbin, MD, MBA, John R Stechschulte MD, Marcia D Carney MD in Book Reviews

Senior ophthalmologists share the best of what they’re reading this Fall. Share what you’re reading and send your review to scope@aao.org

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Artificial Intelligence: What Does It Mean for Our Future?

OCT 03, 2019 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD in Features

Dr. Alfredo Sadun's interest in artificial intelligence began as an undergraduate in the late 1960s. There, at MIT, he had an amazing lecturer on the subject, Marvin Minsky, who is regarded as one of the three great fathers of AI.

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Editorial - Our Contribution to Health Care Costs

OCT 03, 2019 By M Bruce Shields MD in Letter from the Editor

As seniors, we seem to get a lot of blame for the escalating cost of health care in the U.S. Yet recent evidence suggests that just the opposite may be true, at least in the area of heart health. That is good news not only for us, but also for the economy of the country.

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A Home of Its Own

OCT 03, 2019 By Norman B Medow MD FACS in Features

In 1980, with the foresight of a few, the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Foundation first conceived of a museum. The idea was to preserve our ophthalmic heritage, in part, so that by understanding our past, we could improve on our future. We would be able to better unde…

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