Richard Troutman, pioneer of microsurgery, dies

Richard Troutman, MD, DSC, who pioneered the development and use of microsurgical instruments in ophthalmology and co-founded the International Society for Refractive Surgeons, died April 5, 2017, at the age of 94.Born in 1922 and educated at Ohio State University, Troutman received residency and fellowship training in the U.S. Navy and at New York Hospital – Cornell University Medical Center. He was then a resident instructor in ophthalmology at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, an assistant professor of Ophthalmology at Cornell Medical College and maintained a private (Read more...)

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