Talk:Ophthalmology

message: I am busy at the moment - but just came across this History of Opthalmology website. Seems quite extensive, probably a good source when someone'd like to start a history section. --Oldak Quill 11:57, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: History

message: Regarding: "Patricia Bath was a professional ophthalmologist, who received a patent for a laser catract remover. In 1988, she was the very first African American woman to receive a patent." Various sources state that Dr. Bath was the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention, not the very first African American woman to receive a patent. (I believe Sarah Goode earned that honor a century earlier.) Although I think that makes her notable, I'm not sure that makes her a famous ophthalmologist. Her "laserphaco" device is certainly not commonly used and there is a surprising lack of information about it in the mainstream ophthalmology sources. It has certainly not transformed modern cataract surgery as some sources suggest, and others are credited with first performing the technique . I'm interested in hearing other opinions as to whether her name should stay on the list or not; if consensus is for it to stay, I am happy to clean up the listing to make it a bit more accurate. My own vote is that it should not in that there are hundreds of ophthalmologists who are more well known or with similar achievements (except for the part that states "the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention"). -AED 21:21, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have my doubts whether ophthalmologists famous for other things than ophthalmology should be listed here. Doyle was a writer, Assad is a - shall we say - politician, and Bath is famous for being black. When it comes to Doyle and Assad, I am opposed to their listing as "famous ophthalmologists". The fact that they were ophthalmologists is trivia that belongs in their own biographies, not there. Bath, in my mind, deserves a page but not a listing here. JFW | T@lk 21:09, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: AED asked me to offer an opinion here. I agree with removing Dr. Bath from the list as well. — Knowledge Seeker দ 04:38, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Patricia Bath

message: In the lists of famous ophthalmologists, there isnt a single canadian. I think with the adding Dr. Marvin Kwitko to the list would be a good representation of Canadian ophthalmology. "He was the first person to do Lazer eyer surgery in Canada", could be his snippet. He also wrote the book "eyes", which is still used in medical schools today, as well as progressed the feild of cataract treatment for children and the elderly.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Beuh pudding (talk • contribs) 07:33, 3 October 2006) (UTC).
:It appears that Kwitko is notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia, but I'm afraid that being Canadian or the first to perform laser eye surgery in a particular region doesn't make him a famous ophthalmologist. Similarly, Eyes and his other achievements make him notable but not necessarily famous. -AED 17:04, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with AED - Notable: yes, so he should have a wiki article. Famous: I don't think so. Check out another notable Canadian Ophthalmologist, John Pratt-Johnson. I will soon be getting to Stephen M. Drance, another stalwart in Ophthalmology from Canada. EyeMD 18:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Dr Marvin L. Kwitko

message: Should he even be listed? He is not certified by the AMA or American Board of Ophthalmology. He is at best self certified  via his group National Board of Ophthalmology which is not a recognized certifying body by the AMA or other mainstream medical associations.  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20007639-503544.html
Ylinn (talk) 05:42, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Rand Paul

message: Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.jcor.in/article.asp?issn=2320-3897;year=2018;volume=6;issue=3;spage=117;epage=120;aulast=Shah. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.)
For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, and, if allowed under fair use, may copy sentences and phrases, provided they are included in quotation marks and referenced properly. The material may also be rewritten, providing it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Therefore, such paraphrased portions must provide their source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you.  Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:11, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: Please mention Robert MacLaren in this section. Rizosome (talk) 22:33, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please mention [[Robert MacLaren]] in this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophthalmology#Notable_ophthalmologists section].