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EW IN OTHER NEWS
by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Staff Writer
Aesthetics is initially what led
Dr. Steele to ophthalmology, too.
While rotating through clinics in
his third year of medical school, Dr.
Steele looked through a slit lamp
and was struck.
"It was the most beautiful thing
I'd ever seen," he said of the eye, de-
scribing the iris as a moving "velvet
curtain."
Being coordinated and good
with his hands, Dr. Steele knew he
wanted to do surgery, and similarly,
he's found it a useful skill in furni-
ture making.
"It's a hobby of attention to
detail. The surgeries we do are to
the micro-millimeters, and so is
woodworking. If you want two
pieces of wood to joint together,
they have to be planed down to the
exact dimension. Like in surgery
April 2018
Ophthalmologist finds stress relief,
fulfillment in making furniture
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Dr. Steele started making his own furniture as a way to furnish his home. It turned into
a stress-relieving passion, and he has used his skill to outfit his homes and those of his
children.
What started as a way to
furnish his home continues
as a decades-long hobby
A
round the time that Mark
Steele, MD, founding
partner, Pediatric Oph-
thalmic Consultants,
New York, was starting to
practice in the early 1990s, he and
his wife were newlyweds with a new
home that needed to be furnished.
When they started looking for
furniture and seeing the price tags,
Dr. Steele decided to try his hand at
woodworking before buying a ready-
made product. After his first success-
ful piece, he was hooked.
"It's creating something from
nothing," Dr. Steele said. "There's
this hunk of wood with bark on it,
and building this beautiful, func-
tional, aesthetic piece, it's a great
experience."
