title: Lest we forget: notes on reading Verhoeff's early correspondence.
abstract: Dr. Verhoeff's life and work are reexamined by the author in the light of his early correspondence. The letters remind us of the significant contributions of Dr. Verhoeff to ophthalmic pathology in America. His personal qualities, such as candor, ingenuity and intellectual honesty are recalled by his successor in the Howe Laboratory.
authors.affiliation: National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Cogan
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history; D014481:United States