Perry Rosenthal

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Perry Rosenthal (September 2, 1933 - March 3, 2018), was a Canadian-born American eye surgeon and professor of ophthalmology, known for his work in the development of the first gas-permeable scleral contact lens.[1]

Education[]

Following his graduation from McGill University Medical School in May 1958, Rosenthal completed his internship at Montreal General Hospital in 1959.[2] From 1959 until April 1960, he completed a basic science course in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. He was a resident in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1960 to 1963, then joined the infirmary staff.[3] From 1963 to 1998, he was in private practice, and a staff surgeon at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He was then named to the infirmary's courtesy staff, and, since 2013, was an emeritus member.[4] Rosenthal was a part-time Assistant Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School since 1984.[5]

Academic work[]

As a resident at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Rosenthal founded the hospital's contact lens clinic.[3] He subsequently became a co-founder of Polymer Technology Inc., which developed Boston Lens products, including a rigid gas-permeable plastic that allowed the corneas to breathe normally through the contact lenses. The firm was subsequently acquired by Bausch & Lomb, of which Rosenthal became a director. In 1986, he developed a practical, gas-permeable scleral contact lens to treat and restore vision of eyes with many corneal diseases, which ave been widely adopted in clinical practice,[6][7] He has also published on oculofacial pain,[8][9] and dry-eye disease.[10][11]

In 1992, he created the non-profit Boston Foundation for Sight to provide these devices to those in need, regardless of their ability to pay.[12][13] He remained president until 2012.[14][15] In 2013, he founded the non-profit Boston EyePain Foundation, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.[16]

Honors and awards[]

  • 1987 – Trailblazer's Award, Contact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA)[17]
  • 1994 – Joseph Dallos Award (CLMA), "outstanding contribution to the development and advancement of the contact lens industry in memory of the Hungarian-born British ophthalmologist Josef Dallos, a pioneer in the development of the first contact lenses.[18]
  • 2002 – Tech Laureate, by the Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California, for technology benefiting humanity.[19]
  • 2007 – Founders Award: American Academy of Optometry[20]
  • 2012 – Dr. Donald R. Korb Award for Excellence, annual meeting of the American Optometric Association[21]

Publications[]

His most cited publications are:

  • Romero-Rangel, T., Stavrou, P., Cotter, J., Rosenthal, P., Foster, S. "Gas permeable scleral lens therapy in ocular surface disease." American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000; 130: 25–32. Cited 153 times, according to Google Scholar.[22]
  • Rosenthal, P., Cotter, J.M, Baum, J. "Treatment of persistent epithelial defect with extended wear of a fluid-ventilated gas permeable scleral contact lens." American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000; 130: 33-41 Cited 98 times, according to .[22] Online
  • Rosenthal, P., Croteau, A. "Fluid-Ventilated, gas-permeable scleral contact lens is an effective option for managing severe ocular surface disease and many corneal disorders that would otherwise require penetrating keratoplasty." Eye & Contact Lens, 2005; 31 (3) (130-134).

References[]

  1. ^ Moore, Abigail Sullivan. "A New Lens Restores Vision and Brings Relief".
  2. ^ "Perry Rosenthal, MD - Boston EyePain Foundation".
  3. ^ a b "Hindsight, 1972: Perry Rosenthal, MD - New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology". 29 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Community Based Ophthalmologists". www.masseyeandear.org.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Schein, Oliver D; Rosenthal, Perry; Ducharme, Christopher (1990). "A Gas-Permeable Scleral Contact Lens for Visual Rehabilitation". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 109 (3): 318–322. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)74558-1. PMID 2309865.
  7. ^ "New Contact Lens Lets Blind See".
  8. ^ "Chronic Eye Pain Following Laser Keratorefractive Surgery - By Boston Eye Pain". 22 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Treating unexplainable pain | Ophthalmology Magazine". Eyeworld.org. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  10. ^ Rosenthal, Perry; Borsook, David (2016). "Ocular neuropathic pain". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 100 (1): 128–134. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306280. PMC 4717373. PMID 25943558.
  11. ^ "In the blink of an eye". In the blink of an eye.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "New". www.bizjournals.com. 2002.
  14. ^ "An Evening at the Boston Foundation for Sight - Hospitality Homes". hosp.org.
  15. ^ Gungor, İnci; Schor, Kenneth; Rosenthal, Perry; Jacobs, Deborah S (2008). "The Boston Scleral Lens in the treatment of pediatric patients". Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 12 (3): 263–267. doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.11.008. PMID 18258469.
  16. ^ "Who Is BEPF? - Boston EyePain Foundation".
  17. ^ "Awards - clma.net".
  18. ^ http://www.andrewgasson.co.uk/pioneers_dallos.htm[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ "Past Laureates". 1 September 2015.
  20. ^ "Academy Section Awards". www.aaopt.org.
  21. ^ "Dr. Donald R. Korb Award for Excellence", www.aoa.org (PDF), 2012 Missing or empty |url= (help)
  22. ^ a b "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.

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