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Biographies
Biographical sketches are often created for an exhibit or during the cataloging process. The Museum of Vision is pleased to present these brief outlines in an effort to increase knowledge and share findings. It is our hope that these will provide further insight into the history of ophthalmology. We encourage you to add information and thoughts through our Community Forum.
- Albert Coombs Barnes, MD (1872-1951)
- Charles Schepens, MD (1912-2006)
- Colonel Forrest Hull, MD (1911-2004)
- Colonel Thomas J. Tredici, MD (b.1923)
- George Frick (1793-1870)
- George Joseph Beer (1763-1821)
- George Kiyoshi Kambara, MD (1916-2001)
- Hal Lovelace Foster (1858-1946)
- Henry Willard Williams (1831-1895)
- Murine Eye Remedy Company
- John Homer Dix (1811-1884)
- John McAllister (1753-1830)
- Rudolf H. Bock, MD (1915-2006)
- Sir Harold Ridley (1906-2001)
- Louis Braille (1809-1852)
- Harvey Lincoff, MD and Cryopexy
Oral Histories
Our goal is to gather memories, experiences and insights from individuals whose lives are an inspiration. Here are excerpts from our oral history collection.
- William Dale Anderson, MD
- Claes H. Dohlman, MD
- Colonel Forrest Hull, MD
- Robert Machemer, MD
- Ralph Riffenburgh, MD
- William Spencer, MD
- Bruce E. Spivey, MD
- Robert B. Welch, MD
- H. Dunbar Hoskins, Jr. MD and Alice McPherson, MD
- Richard Mills, MD and B. Thomas Hutchinson, MD
- David Noonan and Bradley Straatsma, MD
- Alfred Sommer, MD and Daniel Albert, MD
- David Parke, Sr. MD and George Garcia, MD
- William Tasman, MD and Paul Lichter, MD
- Robert Taub, MD and Susan Taub, MD
- Richard Troutman, MD and Stephen Ryan, MD
- Stanley Truhlsen, MD and Melvin Rubin, MD
- Ophthalmology Oral History Series, A Link with our Past
The Legacy Project
In 1999 The Academy Seniors of the American Academy of Ophthalmology were inspired to find families with multiple generations of ophthalmologists and tell their stories. In 2006 the Academy Seniors teamed up with the Museum of Vision to have the Legacy Project retained in the Academy Archives. Two publications were made, one a list of 2 generation families and one a list of 3 or more generations of ophthalmologists in one family.
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