Near-death experience gives adventurer Aron Ralston new perspective on life

WAILEA, Hawaii — Aron Ralston discovers true importance of life in a near-death experience where he was given the chance to escape death.“What I was experiencing is that there is no force on earth more powerful than the will… to love. It is not what you do that is important in life; it is about who you are,” Ralston said during the keynote session at the Hawaiian Eye 2015 meeting.

Olson receives the Philip M. Corboy award

WAILEA, Hawaii – Randall J. Olson, MD, received the Philip M. Corboy, MD, Memorial Award for Distinguished Service in Ophthalmology sponsored by Bausch + Lomb here at the Hawaiian Eye 2015 meeting.“I can’t imagine a better honor than to try and live up to Philip Corboy and all that he did,” Olson said. Olson in his remarks noted instrumental individuals in his career including Bradley R. Straatsma, MD, JD, and Herbert E. Kaufman, MD.