History of Ophthalmology Conference presentations collection 1988-1992

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History of Ophthalmology Conference presentations collection 1988-1992

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Papers presented at History of Opthalmology conferences from 1988 through 1992.

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History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

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Cogan, David G. (David Glendenning), 1908-1993

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American Ophthalmic History Society

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The National Library of Medicine hosted annual History of Ophthalmology conferences beginning in 1988. They were initiated by Dr. David G. Cogan, former director of neuro-ophthalmology at the National Eye Institute. Cogan led Harvard's Howe Laboratory from 1940 to 1974 before assuming his position with NIH. He continued after 1985 as a senior medical officer. In 1987 he founded the American Ophthalmic History Society, which held its first annual conference in 1988. After Cogan's death in 1993, t...