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Feature 2, Sep 2002 |
 | | The field of eye pathology is dying, says Robert Folberg, MD. However, his teacher and mentor, Lorenz E. Zimmerman, MD, one of the early leaders in the field, says that’s a bit of an overstatement. |
 | | Eye pathologists don’t just look at slides and describe disease, he said, noting that his lab does everything from molecular biology to sophisticated imaging that merges molecular biology with pathology. |
 | | Eye pathologists are the link between ophthalmic research and clinical care, said Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD. “We have a unique perspective in interpreting the disease process and also interpreting experimental studies that relate to the pathobiology of disease.” It is a perspective, he said, that no one else has in medicine. |
| www.aao.org /aao/news/eyenet/feature2/feature2_sep.htm (1628 words) |
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