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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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Morton F. Goldberg, MD

MAR 08, 2022 By Marco A Zarbin MD PhD FACS in As I Remember It, Features

The professional life of Morton F. Goldberg, MD, spans myriad leadership positions as well accolades over more than few decades.

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David Glendenning Cogan, MD: Life of Discovery and Humility

MAR 08, 2022 By R Nick Hogan MD PhD in As I Remember It, Features

David Glendenning Cogan, MD, was born on Feb. 14, 1908 in Fall River, Mass. His father was an Episcopalian minister whom Dr. Cogan described as “an ascetic who didn’t communicate much … worked on Sundays and spent the rest of his week with his books.”

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Winter 2022 Editorial - Half Empty?

MAR 08, 2022 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD in Letter from the Editor

Is the glass half empty? Betteridge's law of headlines states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ‘no.’ ”

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What We’re Reading This Winter 2022

MAR 08, 2022 By Thomas S Harbin, MD, MBA, J. Kemper Campbell, MD, Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD, Samuel Masket MD, John R Stechschulte MD in Book Reviews

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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The Way We Were: Ivan Schwab, MD

MAR 08, 2022 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD in Features

Dr. Ivan Schwab is a professor of ophthalmology at the University of California Davis School of Medicine. He has been the director of corneal services at UC Davis Medical Center. In addition to remarkable clinical and teaching credentials, he is known for the development of…

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Notable Dates in Ophthalmology — Winter 2022

MAR 08, 2022 By Daniel M Albert MD FACS in History, Features

A collection of historical facts and dates, courtesy of Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS, associate editor of ophthalmic history.

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On Pandemics: Looking Back from COVID-19

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

Steven Newman, MD, a neuro-ophthalmologist, puts our present COVID-19 pandemic into 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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Days of the Giants: W. Morton Grant, MD, at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

NOV 29, 2021 By Joel S Schuman MD in As I Remember It, Features

I first met Dr. W. Morton Grant in 1988 during the initial weeks of my glaucoma fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

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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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