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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.

2020 Spring Edition of Scope (PDF 3 MB)
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The Present Crises in Confidence With Medicine

MAY 13, 2020 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD

Physicians in the U.S. are going through a trying time. We see a great deal of transition in workstyle, in culture and in our medicine zeitgeist. The corporatization of medicine has generated a tidal wave of frustration.

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Lorenz E. Zimmerman, MD: A Legacy in Ophthalmic Pathology

MAY 13, 2020 By Mary Louise Z Collins MD

My father was born on Nov. 15, 1920 at Columbia Hospital in Washington, D.C., and it was his home for more than 80 years of his life. His parents were Swiss and German immigrants; they owned a bakery, and my father was raised in a home above the shop.

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Senior Ophthalmologists in the Time of COVID-19

MAY 13, 2020 By John R Stechschulte MD

It’s hard to fathom that the lives of nearly 8 billion people on the planet could be simultaneously threatened — and their daily routines and economies so drastically impacted in such a short time — as we witness during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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Richard K. Forster, MD: A Life Through the Lens of an Ophthalmologist and Nature Photographer

MAY 13, 2020 By M Bruce Shields MD

As ophthalmologists, we have spent much of our careers looking through lenses in the office and the operating room. And I suspect we have all shared the sense of awe as we beheld the exquisite beauty and intricacy of the human eye.

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Editorial - Connectivity

MAY 13, 2020 By M Bruce Shields MD

One of the decided luxuries of retirement is the opportunity to read for pleasure in the middle of the day, which probably doesn’t come natural to most of us.

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Claes H. Dohlman, MD, PhD - A Leader in American Ophthalmology and Proud Son of Sweden

MAY 13, 2020 By Henrik Dohlman, PhD

My father, Claes Henrik Dohlman, is a Swedish-born ophthalmologist and a founder of the cornea subspecialty.

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Ergonomics Is Everything!

MAY 13, 2020 By Samuel Masket MD

At an early stage of my career, I performed and taught anterior segment surgery — particularly as it related to cataract. In teaching, I always stressed the importance of surgical ergonomics: positioning the patient in a way that maximizes their comfort and aids the surgeon.

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What We're Reading - Spring 2020

MAY 13, 2020 By M Bruce Shields MD, J. Kemper Campbell, MD, Thomas S Harbin, MD, MBA, John R Stechschulte MD

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

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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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