Perry Rosenthal (September 2, 1933 - March 3, 2018), was a Canadian-born American eye surgeon and professor of ophthalmology, known for his work in the development of the first gas-permeable scleral contact lens.[1][2]

Education

Following his graduation from McGill University Medical School in May 1958, Rosenthal completed his internship at Montreal General Hospital in 1959.[3] From 1959 until April 1960, he completed a basic science course in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. He was a resident in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1960 to 1963, then joined the infirmary staff.[4] From 1963 to 1998, he was in private practice, and a staff surgeon at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He was then named to the infirmary's courtesy staff, and, since 2013, was an emeritus member.[5] Rosenthal was a part-time Assistant Clinical Professor in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School since 1984.[6]

Academic work

As a resident at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Rosenthal founded the hospital's contact lens clinic.[4] He subsequently became a co-founder of Polymer Technology Inc., which developed Boston Lens products, including a rigid gas-permeable plastic that allowed the corneas to breathe normally through the contact lenses. The firm was subsequently acquired by Bausch & Lomb, of which Rosenthal became a director. In 1986, he developed a practical, gas-permeable scleral contact lens to treat and restore vision of eyes with many corneal diseases, which ave been widely adopted in clinical practice,[7][8] He has also published on oculofacial pain,[9][10] and dry-eye disease.[11][12]

In 1992, he created the non-profit Boston Foundation for Sight to provide these devices to those in need, regardless of their ability to pay.[13][14] He remained president until 2012.[15][16] In 2013, he founded the non-profit Boston EyePain Foundation, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.[17]

Honors and awards

  • 1987 – Trailblazer's Award, Contact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA)[18]
  • 1994 – Joseph Dallos Award (CLMA), "outstanding contribution to the development and advancement of the contact lens industry in memory of the Hungarian-born British ophthalmologist Josef Dallos, a pioneer in the development of the first contact lenses.[19]
  • 2002 – Tech Laureate, by the Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California, for technology benefiting humanity.[20]
  • 2007 – Founders Award: American Academy of Optometry[21]
  • 2012 – Dr. Donald R. Korb Award for Excellence, annual meeting of the American Optometric Association[22]

Publications

His most cited publications are:

  • Romero-Rangel, T., Stavrou, P., Cotter, J., Rosenthal, P., Foster, S. "Gas permeable scleral lens therapy in ocular surface disease." American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000; 130: 25–32. Cited 153 times, according to Google Scholar.[23]
  • Rosenthal, P., Cotter, J.M, Baum, J. "Treatment of persistent epithelial defect with extended wear of a fluid-ventilated gas permeable scleral contact lens." American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2000; 130: 33-41 Cited 98 times, according to GoogleScholar.[23] Online
  • Rosenthal, P., Croteau, A. "Fluid-Ventilated, gas-permeable scleral contact lens is an effective option for managing severe ocular surface disease and many corneal disorders that would otherwise require penetrating keratoplasty." Eye & Contact Lens, 2005; 31 (3) (130-134).

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Abigail Sullivan (July 2003). "A New Lens Restores Vision and Brings Relief". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "PERRY ROSENTHAL". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Perry Rosenthal, MD - Boston EyePain Foundation".
  4. 1 2 "Hindsight, 1972: Perry Rosenthal, MD - New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology". 29 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Community Based Ophthalmologists". www.masseyeandear.org.
  6. ↑ "Perry Rosenthal | Harvard Catalyst Profiles | Harvard Catalyst". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  7. ↑ Schein, Oliver D; Rosenthal, Perry; Ducharme, Christopher (1990). "A Gas-Permeable Scleral Contact Lens for Visual Rehabilitation". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 109 (3): 318–322. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)74558-1. PMID 2309865.
  8. ↑ "New Contact Lens Lets Blind See". CBS News. 4 September 2003.
  9. ↑ "Chronic Eye Pain Following Laser Keratorefractive Surgery - By Boston Eye Pain". 22 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Treating unexplainable pain | Ophthalmology Magazine". Eyeworld.org. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  11. ↑ Rosenthal, Perry; Borsook, David (2016). "Ocular neuropathic pain". British Journal of Ophthalmology. 100 (1): 128–134. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306280. PMC 4717373. PMID 25943558.
  12. ↑ "In the blink of an eye". In the blink of an eye.
  13. ↑ "Harvard Gazette: Making meaningful eye contact(s)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  14. ↑ "New". www.bizjournals.com. 2002.
  15. ↑ "An Evening at the Boston Foundation for Sight - Hospitality Homes". hosp.org.
  16. ↑ Gungor, İnci; Schor, Kenneth; Rosenthal, Perry; Jacobs, Deborah S (2008). "The Boston Scleral Lens in the treatment of pediatric patients". Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. 12 (3): 263–267. doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.11.008. PMID 18258469.
  17. ↑ "Who Is BEPF? - Boston EyePain Foundation".
  18. ↑ "Awards - clma.net".
  19. ↑ "Contact lens History - Josef_Dallos". www.andrewgasson.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Past Laureates". 1 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Academy Section Awards". www.aaopt.org.
  22. ↑ "Dr. Donald R. Korb Award for Excellence", www.aoa.org (PDF), 2012 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  23. 1 2 "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.
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