title: Farewell editorial from the founding editors.
abstract: The retiring Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor provide a brief retrospective of the first six volumes of Biomedical Optics Express, thank the Editorial Board and OSA professional staff, and endorse the new journal leadership and the continued support of the journal by the biomedical optics community.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Izatt
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faris
keywords: (000.1200) Announcements, awards, news, and organizational activities; (000.5360) Physics literature and publications