ISPB LECTURESHIP —

Illinois Optometric Association 1999 Convention

On October 3 at the annual 1999 IOA Convention, held in Itasca, James A. McKechnie, Jr., executive director of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness presented the 1999 ISPB Distinguished Lecturer Series Award to Dr. Anthony Litwak, O.D., F.A.A.O. He is a well-known national and international lecturer on ocular disease.

James A. McKechnie, Jr. (right) congratulates Anthony Litwak, O.D., F.A.A.O. (left) on receiving the ISPB Distinguished Lecturer Series Award. (Photograph by Walter Zinn, O.D.)

Dr. Litwak’s course presentation, entitled “Glaucoma Update & Case Analysis,” provided clinicians with the latest advances and technologies in glaucoma diagnosis, management and treatment.

Currently Residency Program Director of the Baltimore Veteran Administration Medical Center, Dr. Litwak is also on the Professional Staff at Fort Howard Veterans Administration Medical Center. He is a chapter author in Primary Care of the Glaucomas, Problems in Optometry, Clinical Optometric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and several optometric journals. Dr. Litwak is editor of The Glaucoma Handbook, a book soon to be released. This award is made possible by an annual ISPB grant to the IOA—a tradition for more than a decade.

The Visionary, published as a service of the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness,
is available upon request. The information contained in this issue,
taken from sources considered to be accurate,
does not replace the need for professional eye care consultations and treatments.

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