James E. McDonald, MD Annual Alumni Day Lecture: Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Campus

James E. McDonald, MD Annual Alumni Day Lecture

James E. McDonald, MD, is well-known in eye care circles both as a superb ophthalmologist and an outstanding humanitarian. In 1962, he co-founded FOCUS, Inc. (Foreign Ophthalmologic Care From the United States) to provide eye care to the people of Haiti. Since 1976, FOCUS has concentrated on Nigeria, and Dr. McDonald for many years spent four weeks each year in this woefully underserved nation. He has been active in raising funds, securing donations and recruiting ophthalmologists. In recognition of his humanitarian efforts, he was awarded the Stritch Medal of the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1979, the Presidential Award of the Illinois Association of Ophthalmology (1996) and the 1997 Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award of the American Academy of mology. In 1988 he was conferred with a traditional chieftaincy title of Obong Uwana Abak (Chief of Light) by the Nigerian paramount ruler.

It is our honor today to acknowledge his contributions to humanity.

Date	Name, Title & Affiliation	Presentation(s)
June 11, 2022	Terri L. Young, MD, MBA Chair, University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences	Childhood Glaucoma Genetics: "New Paradigms"
June 12, 2021	Tamara R. Fountain, MD President, American Academy of Ophthalmology Professor and Oculoplastics Chair Emeritus, Rush University Department of Ophthalmology	AAO's 2020 Hindsight—Recovering, Rethinking and Rebuilding the Profession
June 12, 2020	Nick Mamalis, MD Univ. of Utah John Moran Eye Center	"Adjustable Intraocular Lenses"
June 14, 2019	Jeremiah P. Tao, MD, FACS Chief of Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology University of California, Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute	"An I for an Eye Removal—Innovations in Enucleation" "When They Go Low—Management of Lower Eyelid Retraction"
June 8, 2018	Nicholas J. Volpe, MD Chair, Department of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL	"Selecting and Training the Next Generation of Ophthalmologists" "Optic Nerve Imaging"
June 9, 2017	Edward J. Holland, MD Professor of Ophthalmology University of Cincinnati Director of Cornea Services Cincinnati Eye Institute	"Severe Ocular Surface Disease: Diagnosis and Management" "Herpes Simplex Keratitis: Avoiding Management Errors"
June 10, 2016	Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD Boyd K. Bucey Memorial Chair Professor and Department Chair Department of Ophthalmology University of Washington School of Medicine	"Molecular Diagnostics for Ocular Infectious Diseases" "Novel Photoreceptors in the Eye"
June 12, 2015	Joseph F. Rizzo III, MD David G. Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology Harvard Medical School Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology Service Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary	"The Boston Retinal Prosthesis" "Giant Cell Arteritis"
June 13, 2014	J. William Harbour, MD Professor and Vice-Chairman Dr. Mark J. Daily Endowed Chair Directory of Ocular Oncology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL	"Benign Tumors and Pseudotumors of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium" "Uveal Melanoma: Current Status and Future Directions"
June 14, 2013	Jerry A. Shields, MD Director, Ocular Oncology Service Wills Eye Institute Professor of Ophthalmology Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	“What’s New and Interesting in Ocular Tumors?” “Serious Eye Cancers Masquerading as Common Benign Conditions.”	‌
June 15, 2012	Wendy Lee, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University of Miami Health Systems Miami, FL [ PHOTOS ]	“Expect The Unexpected.” Part 1 "Expect The Unexpected.” Part 2
June 17, 2011	David Glasser, MD Assistant Professor Ophthalmology John Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD	“Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia.” “Changing Trends in Keratoplasty.”
6/18/2010	Gholam A. Peyman, MD Professor of Ophthalmology Director of the Vitreoretinal Service Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona School of Medicine Tucson, AZ [ PHOTOS ] [ View video of Dr. Peyman receiving the Presidential Medal of Honor ]	"A New Phoropter" "A New Method For Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)"
6/19/2009	John Sheppard, MD Associate Professor Ophthalmology Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA [ PHOTOS ]	“Ocular Inflammation and Blindness Prevention”
6/13/2008	Andrew G. Lee, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology Fellowship Director, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences University of Iowa Health Care [ PHOTOS ]	“Ten Visual Field Rules and How to Avoid Missing the One Due to a Brain Tumor” "Five Neuro-op Diagnoses You Cannot Afford to Miss”
6/16/2007	Arlene Drack, MD The Eleanor Marmaduke Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Chief of Ophthalmology University of Colorado Children's Hospital [ PHOTOS ]	"Update on Ophthalmic Genetics" " What's new in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus?"
6/17/2006	William F. Mieler, MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago [ PHOTOS ]	"Endophthalmitis Update 2006."
6/11/2005	Scheffer Tseng, MD, PhD Director of Ocular Surface Center and Research Director of Ocular Surface Foundation. Dr. Tseng serves as Director of Research & Development of TissueTech, Inc., Medical Director and Consultant of Bio-Tissue, Inc., and Director of Research & Development of Bio-Lipid, Inc. [ PHOTOS ]	"New Advances in Amniotic Membrane Transplantation."
6/19/2004	Marian S. Macsai, MD Chief of the Division of Ophthalmology at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare and Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. [ PHOTOS ]	"New Techniques in Corneal Transplants."
6/21/2003	Victor Elner, MD Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Michigan’s W.K. Kellogg Eye Center in Ann Arbor, MI	“Management of Upper and Lower Eyelid Retraction.”