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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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The Way We Were: Bart Mondino, MD

AUG 19, 2021 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD in Features

Editor’s note: My predecessor, M. Bruce Shields, MD, launched a wonderful series titled “What We are Doing Today.” I’m very happy to extend that series of descriptions of senior ophthalmologists (SOs) who have interesting hobbies and vocations that may serve as their destina…

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What We're Doing Today: J. Geoffrey Slingsby, MD: Flying About

AUG 19, 2021 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD in Features

My predecessor, Bruce Shields, MD, explored what our colleagues are doing as avocations and hobbies. In this issue, we continue the series with pilot Dr. J. Geoffrey Slingsby, who has nurtured and passed along his passion to his family.

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The Life of A. Edward Maumenee, MD

AUG 19, 2021 By Morton F Goldberg MD FACS in As I Remember It, Features

For a half-century, the forceful personality and creative intellect of Professor A. Edward Maumenee, MD, dominated U.S. and international ophthalmology. He was a star that illuminated ophthalmic practice, research, and teaching the world over.

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Eve J. Higginbotham, MD, ML: Glaucoma Specialist, Scientist, Equity Scholar, and Avid Golfer

AUG 19, 2021 By Marcia D Carney MD and Ashlie Harriott in As I Remember It, Features

I’ve known my dear friend Eve J. Higginbotham, MD since 1986, when we met as I was completing my second year of fellowship with Drs. Morton F. Goldberg, Gholam Peyman and Maurice Rabb at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.

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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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Notable Dates in Ophthalmology — Summer 2021

AUG 18, 2021 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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Edward W.D. Norton, MD: Building Bascom Palmer from the Ground Up

MAY 19, 2021 By Douglas R Anderson MD, FARVO in As I Remember It, History, Features

A man of great character, Edward W.D. Norton, MD (1922-1994) was a prominent 20th-century ophthalmologist who in the 1950s and ‘60s laid the groundwork for the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami.

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Legend in Ophthalmology: Bradley R. Straatsma, MD, JD

MAY 19, 2021 By Bartly J Mondino MD in Features, As I Remember It

A giant and legend in ophthalmology, Dr. Bradley R. Straatsma led the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) into becoming one of the world’s premier centers for vision research, education, and patient care.

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Our Friend: M. Bruce Shields, MD

MAY 19, 2021 By Alfredo A Sadun, MD, PHD in Features

After four years as the editor of Scope, M. Bruce Shields, MD, is stepping down. The new editor, Alfredo Sadun, MD, PhD, has invited me to contribute a few words about Bruce.

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