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An article by Tso and associates mentioned that The International Council of Ophthalmology has designed four curricula in ophthalmic education. 1 Tso M.O.M. Goldberg M.R.F. Lee A.G. et al. An international strategic plan to preserve and restore vision: four curricula of ophthalmic education. Am J Opthalmol. 2007; 143: 859-865 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (21) Google Scholar It is a good moment to discuss the present status and possible role in the future of the history of ophthalmology in ophthalmologic education. ReplyAmerican Journal of OphthalmologyVol. 144Issue 5PreviewOn behalf of the International Task Forces of Ophthalmic Education of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), we thank Dr Andrzej Grzybowski for his comments on the history of ophthalmology. The ICO honors a number of ophthalmology giants by establishing named lectureships, awards, and medals. As such, Gonin, Duke-Elder, Francois, Streiff, and others are remembered. More recently, the ICO instituted two additional medals named after two twentieth-century important contributors to ophthalmology, namely, Bietti and Krwawicz. Full-Text PDF

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