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Apr 30, 20191 min read

Emeritus Director Shares Little-Known Facts About Pulitzer Prize Founder's Eye and Vision Health

You may have seen American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Daniel M. Albert, MD, in a recent PBS documentary on the life of...

Apr 25, 20191 min read

This week, American Board of Ophthalmology Emeritus Director Ivan Schwab, MD, FACS, introduced readers of the Wall Street Journal to...

Mar 21, 20192 min read

The American Board of Ophthalmology extends its deepest condolences to the family of renown pediatric ophthalmologist and educator John...

Aug 19, 20181 min read

American Board of Ophthalmology CEO George B. Bartley, M.D. recently gave a talk on the history of women associated with the ABO at the...

Jul 23, 20181 min read

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, American Board of Ophthalmology Chief Executive Officer...

Jul 5, 20184 min read

The founding Directors of the American Board of Ophthalmology included some of the most prominent ophthalmologists of the day. Directors,...

May 26, 20172 min read

Robert C. Drews, M.D., Emeritus Board Director, 1985-1992, passed away, May 9, 2017. He was fondly known as Bob by all who knew him. He...

Dec 13, 20161 min read

Over two cold December days in Memphis, Tennessee, 10 pioneering physicians assembled at the University of Tennessee Medical School to...

Dec 9, 20161 min read

One hundred years and 30,000 certificates later, the ABO continues to issue the public’s most trusted credential for specialty knowledge,...

Nov 28, 20161 min read

See for yourself with the questions below: Embryology: Describe the development of the eyelids. Anatomy: Describe the lachrymal...

Nov 25, 20161 min read

In the September issue of Ophthalmology, the American Board of Ophthalmology contributed a special supplement designed to pay tribute to...