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David J. Apple, M.D. Inducted Into
Prestigious Ophthalmology Hall of Fame
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Salt Lake City,
Utah, April 28, 2007.
David J. Apple, M.D., Professor of
Ophthalmology and Pathology and Director of the David J. Apple MD
Laboratories for Ophthalmic Devices Research, was chosen in 2007
by his peers out of more than 30,000 ophthalmologists in the U.S.
and abroad to be inducted into the prestigious Ophthalmology
Hall of Fame.
Originally created by the American
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, (ASCRS) in 1999 to
honor pioneers with an ongoing celebration of their distinguished
careers and contributions in the subspecialties of cataract-IOL-refractive
surgery, it has been expanded to include luminaries in all fields
of ophthalmology and vision care. Since its inception, more than
30 living and deceased scientists and physicians have been
inducted with retroactive acknowledgement of founding fathers
since the 19th century. Dr. Apple, to date, is the
youngest inductee to be so honored, is a world-renowned expert in
the fields of clinical ophthalmology, ocular pathology, cataract
surgery/intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and refractive surgery
(including corneal and IOL types of refractive surgery, Excimer,
PRK and LASIK research).
Dr. Apple said this about the award:
“This honor is very special to me and I am grateful. I’m thankful
for all those who have been so kind and helpful in my career,
which has been interrupted periodically by illnesses.”
The Society describes the Hall of Fame
Award as follows: “Modern medical science largely represents the
accretion of knowledge gained over the centuries. Every so often a
truly gifted person comes along who, by genius, hard work, and
exceptional talent makes a seminal contribution that measures
progress in a giant stride. The American Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery established the Ophthalmology Hall of Fame to
recognize the contributions of those men and women whose life’s
work has been marked by such accomplishment.”
Dr. Apple’s career as an
ophthalmologist and researcher is now uniquely distinguished by
the fact that with this award he is now the only ophthalmologist
to have received 1) the Binkhorst Lecture and medal in 1988, 2)
The Innovator’s (Kelman) award, 2005 and 3) the Ophthalmology Hall
of Fame. He is also the only American to have ever been selected
to give the European Guest lecture at the highly respected Oxford
Ophthalmological Congress, Oxford, U.K., 1998. Dr. Apple was named
one of the 50 most influential doctors in his field by a poll of
his peers in the U.S. 2005.
The list of Dr. Apple’s publication
and lectures is truly remarkable. He has presented more than 1,400
scientific lectures, and 168 scientific posters, exhibits and
videos, 566 scientific publications, including 23 text books, and
71 chapters in textbooks. His classic textbook, Ocular
Pathology, Clinical Applications and Self-Assessment, co-authored
by Dr. Maurice Rabb, was first published in 1974. The fifth (1998)
edition appeared in January 1998. In 2006 he completed a
definitive biography of Sir Harold Ridley, the inventor of the
intraocular lens. He has trained over 200 research fellows in his
laboratory of the past 25 years, as well as numerous residents and
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