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. 2003 Oct;16(4):435-8.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2003.11927941.

History of ophthalmology at Baylor University Medical Center

Barry W Uhr  1
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History of ophthalmology at Baylor University Medical Center

Barry W Uhr. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2003 Oct.
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Barry W. Uhr, MD, performing cataract surgery with the first phacoemulsification (Kelman Cavitron) machine at BUMC in 1983.
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Figure 2
Early iris-suture, pupil-supported “Medallion” intraocular lens circa 1976. Intraocular lens implants revolutionized cataract surgery.
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Figure 3
Kenneth Foree III, MD, performing ocular surgery on a patient at BUMC with William L. Berry, MD, assisting in 1976.
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The first argon laser for ocular treatment at the Baylor Visual Function Center circa 1984.
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Figure 5
Chiefs of ophthalmology at Baylor. Top row: Edward H. Cary, MD, Kelly Cox, MD, Lester H. Quinn, MD. Middle row: Thomas M. McCrory, MD, Kenneth Foree III, MD, William L. Berry, MD. Bottom row: William B. (Rand) Spencer, MD, Norman Slusher, MD, James H. Gray, MD.
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