Yale Bulletin and Calendar

May 26, 2000

Volume 28, Number 33

Symposium will pay tribute to Dr. Marvin Sears

Dr. Marvin L. Sears, the founder and first chair of the Yale School of Medicine's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, will be honored at a symposium on Friday, June 23.

During his 36 years at Yale, Sears has been a noted teacher, clinician and researcher. His work in adrenergic pharmacology resulted in the development and approval of timolol, which has become the mainstay for the medical therapy of glaucoma. He also developed two innovative surgical procedures for clot removal and tumor removal from the eye, which are used worldwide.

Distinguished Yale alumni and faculty will give presentations in honor of Sears at the symposium, which is presented by Yale Alumni in Ophthalmology and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science. There will be three sessions covering a range of topics, including "35 Years of Neuro-Ophthalmology Alphabet," "Vision Screening of Native American Children" and "Dr. Sears' Contribution to Pediatric Ophthalmology."

"Yale Spring Symposium 2000: An International Tribute to Marvin L. Sears, M.D." will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Ave. The cost of the event is $150, and pre-registration is required. For more information, call (203) 785-6345 or send email to erica.fritz@yale.edu.

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Students will teach in China, Hong Kong

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