Once upon a time, back in 1987, I hung out my shingle and opened my very own private ophthalmology practice.  I had just finished my residency at the Indiana University Medical Center, armed with all the knowledge to begin practicing medicine.  My eight years of medical school, internship, and residency prepared me very...

     Before the COVID pandemic, I was returning from a conference in Orlando.  A few minutes after the pilot turned off the seat belt sign, my iPod battery died.  I grabbed one of those inflight magazines and came across a page titled “Greatest Doctors in America.”  I flipped through a few pages until I...

                You sit there feeling devastated as you’re given the diagnosis.  You barely have time to let that sink in before your doctor starts recommending a complex procedure and going over the possible complications.  You hardly hear what is being said as your mind races from the news you just received.  Life can get surreal...