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"We focus on simple things that
produce dramatic lifestyle changes,"
she said. "Just 15 minutes of your
time in the OR could make a life-
changing difference for the patient."
Memorial Lecture
The Bernice Z. Brown Memorial
Lecture was given by Lisa Arbisser,
MD, Davenport, Iowa, at this year's
meeting. Dr. Arbisser presented
"My life as an Ophthalmologist:
Challenge and Joy," and recalled the
life lessons imparted on her by her
mother, renowned psychologist Joyce
Brothers, PhD, and her father, Milton
Brothers, MD.
"I grew up in a world where
nothing was taboo, but it all had to
come with guidance and explanation
and thoughtfulness and research,"
she said.
Dr. Arbisser described her
father as a forward-thinking
person, a quality that truly inspired
her as a physician. As a talented
diagnostician, his global thinking
and courage of conviction informed
much of her thoughtfulness in
ophthalmology today.
She also described her
philosophy as a physician—the
need to put patients first and the
importance of having a mentor.
"It takes bravery to strive for
excellence," she said. "It takes reading
the literature, and it takes physically
going and being with people who do
things right."
Violence and ocular trauma
Intimate partner violence can be a
significant factor in orbital trauma,
which ophthalmologists need to
be aware of, said Erin Shriver, MD,
FACS, Coralville, Iowa, during the
mid-morning orbital and oculoplasty
sessions.
"I'd like to start by asking each of
you to think about yourself, a family
member, a friend, or a patient you've
had who has sustained intimate
partner violence," Dr. Shriver said in
her presentation "Intimate Partner
Violence (IPV): An Underappreciated
Etiology of Ocular and Orbital
Trauma."
"I think all of us have been
moved by it."
She said that 12 million
Americans are impacted by IPV
each year. Eyes are involved in
45% of injuries. The topic is under
recognized in medicine, she said, and
often it is physicians who are most
uncomfortable with the topic.
"We are seeing these patients
in our clinic whether or not we
recognize it," Dr. Shriver said.
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