title: Mark Joseph Schoenberg MD: innovator, teacher, leader (1874-1945).
abstract: Mark Joseph Schoenberg is known for his leadership and several important contributions to ophthalmology: 1) He performed the first retinal detachment operation in the United States; 2) he established the first glaucoma clinic in the United States; 3) he was the chief founder of the New York Society for Clinical Ophthalmology; and 4) he innovated the standardization of Schiotz tonometers.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schlossman
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D013663:Teaching / Q000266:history; D014481:United States