title: Education in ophthalmology over the past 60 years.
abstract: This paper summarizes the personal experience of an ophthalmologist who has been involved in medical education for over 60 years. With clinical experience and leadership positions within ophthalmology and in broad medical organizations, this paper chronicles the evolution of educational practice and approaches for over a half century.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Vision Foundation, San Francisco, California, USA. Electronic address: bruce@spivey.org.
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Spivey
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*
keywords: American Academy of Ophthalmology; International Council of Ophthalmology; education; educational vocabulary; ophthalmic education; ophthalmic history; ophthalmology; personal history