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Endre A. Balazs

Endre A. Balazs, MD

(January 10, 1920 – August 29, 2015)
Pioneer in Viscoelastic Therapeutics
Leader in Hyaluronan and Vitreous Research

BIOGRAPHY  Endre A. Balazs, MD, was a world leader in ophthalmic biochemistry and also a developer of products that have become...

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Paul A. Chandler, MD
Paul Austin Chandler, MD. Photo: Chandler Grant Society

Paul A. Chandler, MD

(November 19, 1896 - March 15, 1987)
Noted Glaucoma Specialist

BIOGRAPHY Paul A. Chandler was the beloved mentor of generations of ophthalmologists interested in glaucoma. He completed his...

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Ephraim Friedman, MD

Ephraim Friedman, MD

(January 1, 1930 - June 18, 2011)
President of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, 1983-1990

BIOGRAPHY Dr. Ephraim Friedman, ophthalmologist and past President of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, passed away on June 18, 2011. He was a...

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Simmons Lessell, MD

Simmons Lessell, MD

(May 25, 1933 – May 9, 2016)
Paul Austin Chandler Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology (2011 – 2016); Paul Austin Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology (2006 – 2011)
"The Gaon of Neuro-Ophthalmology"

BIOGRAPHY Born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Amherst College, Dr. Lessell attended Cornell Medical College. His neurology...

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Wayne Streilein, MD

J. Wayne Streilein, MD

(June 19, 1935 - March 15, 2004)
President of Schepens Eye Research Institute, 1995 - 2004
"The Father of Modern Ocular Immunology"

BIOGRAPHY  Dr. Streilein, a noted immunologist, shaped a renewed research mission that brought the entire spectrum of the biological...

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