despite the fact that ophthalmology is one of the foremost branches of medicine, conceptualization of the structure and function of the eye barely advanced in ancient western civilizations. at the early recovery of persian civilization (9th century ad) after the extinction of the sassanid empire (7th century ad), translations of greek medical textbooks played an important role in the developmen...

Abstract Objective The accelerated involvement of private equity (PE) in ophthalmology has many potential implications for the future field. aim this study was to evaluate trainee perspectives on PE's impact ophthalmology. Methods An electronic survey sent trainees via an online research newsletter. assessed career goals and PE its across a variety attributes. Results A total 41 United States-b...

I ntegrated plastic surgery is among the most competitive specialties in medicine. In 2015, there were 67 integrated plastic surgery residency programs, offering 148 training positions, with 206 applicants for these positions. 1 Geography plays a significant role in applicants' decision as to where to apply. An association between residents' matriculated medical school and residency program has...

PURPOSE The present work documents an outbreak of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis among ophthalmology residents, its influence in the presentation of the community cases, the use of molecular techniques for its diagnosis, and the implementation of successful control measures for its containment. METHODS Isolation of the etiologic agent was achieved using cultured African green monkey kidney epi...

studying the prominent iranian-islamic scientific texts of middle ages in the field of ophthalmology may play a role in recognizing the science of traditional ophthalmology and its crucial diagnostic and therapeutic points. the most important and reliable resources in the context of ophthalmology belong to iranian scientists. this study collects these references and provides their relative equi...

This recent addition to the Clio Medica series is very welcome for several reasons. It is almost unique, for the only other histories of ophthalmology in English are a very short essay by Sorsby and an article by Shastid in the American Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. The brevity of Chance's history has excluded a separate bibliography, yet the author has managed to include mention in the text o...