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Dedication of the Albert Florens Storm Memorial Eye Institute
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DEDICATION O F T H E ALBERT FLORENS STORM MEMORIAL EYE I N S T I T U T E The Albert Florens Storm Memorial Eye Institute, built and equipped at a cost of $3.5 million in state and private fund ing, was dedicated on Sept. 10, 1976. South Carolina Governor James B. Edwards was the featured speaker at cere monies in Charleston. Frank B. Walsh, M.D., was the honored guest lecturer. With this new facility, the Medical University of South Carolina's Depart ment of Ophthalmology increased its available floor space from 3,600 to 50,000 square feet. The department may now see some 30,000 out-patients and perform over 1,000 operations annually. The institute contains five floors—two for outpatient care, one for research, and two for surgery and in-patient care. The first floor features a large out-patient area with contact lens clinic, pharmacy, or thoptic examination areas, six individual office-examination areas for use of resi dents, large waiting area, and residents' library which, in addition to book and periodical holdings, contains a closedcircuit television unit connected directly to the operating rooms. The second floor, to which private out-patients report, con tains the department's main offices, a pho tography unit, lasers, and other special treatment equipment. The third and fourth floors provide 24 in-patient rooms, two operating rooms, a recovery room, family waiting room, patient dining room, and doctors' lounge. All operations are televised, monitored, and videotaped. The televising of procedures through the operating microscope is an important ad vance in teaching surgical techniques. The fifth floor is devoted to research. In addition to its offices and laboratories, it has a radio frequency shielded room, both a cold and a dark room, and an operating room for animal surgery. Studies are con ducted on retinal circulatory disorders, lens and retinal rod metabolism, vitrectomy procedures, and on the corneal endothelium.
M.D.
The Albert Florens Storm Memorial Eye Insti tute
The Lions Clubs of South Carolina were significant contributors to the insti tute, donating the ruby and argon lasers and conducting the campaign to purchase the Kelman Phaco-Emulsifier Aspirator. These facilities have enhanced opportu nities for teaching residents and training ophthalmic technicians, orthoptists, nurs es, medical students and other paramedi cal personnel. Practicing ophthalmolo gists in the state have been encouraged to participate in the teaching program and to use the institute's resources. Full-time members of the ophthalmolo gy faculty are: Jerre K. Chambers, William H. Coles, Rosalie K. Crauch, Evelyn A. Tomlinson, and William W. Vallotton. Holding joint appointments on the facul ty are Katherine R. Frayser, research med icine; Frederic D. Schuh, plastic and maxillofacial surgery; and Arnold A. Swanson, biochemistry. Members of the voluntary ophthalmol ogy faculty are: Bartley E. Antine, Joseph O. Beasley, Lyndell W. Blackmon, Pat rick A. Carrier, George S. Croffead, Pat rick H. Dennis, George L. Derrick, Clay W. Evatt, William J. Fogle, Joseph F. Garner, Vernelle B. Gunter, Robert J. Haas, Evan D. Jones, George L. Kerrison, Horry H. Kerrison, Joseph L. Kurtzman, Ronald V. Lanford, George R. Laub, Phil ip A. McGowan, Charles H. Peebles, Hunter R. Stokes, and John A. Wells. W A R R E N H. C O L E S
DEDICATION O F T H E ALBERT FLORENS STORM MEMORIAL EYE I N S T I T U T E The Albert Florens Storm Memorial Eye Institute, built and equipped at a cost of $3.5 million in state and private fund ing, was dedicated on Sept. 10, 1976. South Carolina Governor James B. Edwards was the featured speaker at cere monies in Charleston. Frank B. Walsh, M.D., was the honored guest lecturer. With this new facility, the Medical University of South Carolina's Depart ment of Ophthalmology increased its available floor space from 3,600 to 50,000 square feet. The department may now see some 30,000 out-patients and perform over 1,000 operations annually. The institute contains five floors—two for outpatient care, one for research, and two for surgery and in-patient care. The first floor features a large out-patient area with contact lens clinic, pharmacy, or thoptic examination areas, six individual office-examination areas for use of resi dents, large waiting area, and residents' library which, in addition to book and periodical holdings, contains a closedcircuit television unit connected directly to the operating rooms. The second floor, to which private out-patients report, con tains the department's main offices, a pho tography unit, lasers, and other special treatment equipment. The third and fourth floors provide 24 in-patient rooms, two operating rooms, a recovery room, family waiting room, patient dining room, and doctors' lounge. All operations are televised, monitored, and videotaped. The televising of procedures through the operating microscope is an important ad vance in teaching surgical techniques. The fifth floor is devoted to research. In addition to its offices and laboratories, it has a radio frequency shielded room, both a cold and a dark room, and an operating room for animal surgery. Studies are con ducted on retinal circulatory disorders, lens and retinal rod metabolism, vitrectomy procedures, and on the corneal endothelium.
M.D.
The Albert Florens Storm Memorial Eye Insti tute
The Lions Clubs of South Carolina were significant contributors to the insti tute, donating the ruby and argon lasers and conducting the campaign to purchase the Kelman Phaco-Emulsifier Aspirator. These facilities have enhanced opportu nities for teaching residents and training ophthalmic technicians, orthoptists, nurs es, medical students and other paramedi cal personnel. Practicing ophthalmolo gists in the state have been encouraged to participate in the teaching program and to use the institute's resources. Full-time members of the ophthalmolo gy faculty are: Jerre K. Chambers, William H. Coles, Rosalie K. Crauch, Evelyn A. Tomlinson, and William W. Vallotton. Holding joint appointments on the facul ty are Katherine R. Frayser, research med icine; Frederic D. Schuh, plastic and maxillofacial surgery; and Arnold A. Swanson, biochemistry. Members of the voluntary ophthalmol ogy faculty are: Bartley E. Antine, Joseph O. Beasley, Lyndell W. Blackmon, Pat rick A. Carrier, George S. Croffead, Pat rick H. Dennis, George L. Derrick, Clay W. Evatt, William J. Fogle, Joseph F. Garner, Vernelle B. Gunter, Robert J. Haas, Evan D. Jones, George L. Kerrison, Horry H. Kerrison, Joseph L. Kurtzman, Ronald V. Lanford, George R. Laub, Phil ip A. McGowan, Charles H. Peebles, Hunter R. Stokes, and John A. Wells. W A R R E N H. C O L E S