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Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(11):1571.

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In view of the great wealth of this century and the strong appeal made by blindness, it is remarkable how little has been donated to ophthalmic hospitals and for ophthalmic research. The Wilmer Institute, opened in 1924, and the Howe Laboratory of Ophthalmology, organized in 1931, were the first institutions in America especially endowed for ophthalmic research, and their endowments are still relatively inadequate. Now that government is preventing the accumulation of great private wealth, it may take over the financing of many institutions formerly largely dependent on private donations. That this is a desirable consummation is questionable.

Reference: Verhoeff FH. American ophthalmology during the past century. Arch Ophthalmol. 1948;39(4):463.

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