Melvin L. Rubin
| Melvin L. Rubin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 San Francisco, CA, U.S. |
| 20142014 | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | UCSF UCSF Medical School |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Author of Optics for Clinicians, The Fine Art of Prescribing Glasses; and The Dictionary of Eye Terminology Creator of OKAP |
| 👶 Children | |
Melvin L. Rubin, M.D. was an American ophthalmologist, educator, and author.[1]
Early Career
Trained initially as an optometrist, Dr. Rubin later studied medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. After completing his internship, he obtained a master’s degree and completed his residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He worked with the US Public Health Service as executive secretary of the NIH Research Training Committee in Bethesda, Maryland, before moving to Gainesville, Florida.[2][3]
Career
A professor of ophthalmology at University of Florida Shands Health Center from 1963, he served as Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology from 1977-1995. After stepping down, he remained at Shands as the Richardson Eminent Scholar Chair. He became professor emeritus in 1997.[4]
Well-known as a retinal surgeon, Dr. Rubin also held a number of distinguished positions in ophthalmic organizations. He served as president, and later on the board of directors, of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (1988); president of the Foundation of the AAO; and Chairman of the American Boards of Ophthalmology (ABO).[5] He was instrumental within the American Ophthalmological Society Council, modernizing the organization’s educational programs at annual meetings; and as a Trustee as well as president (1979) of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).[1] Additionally, he served as an editor for industry journals including "Survey of Ophthalmology" and the "Archives of Ophthalmology," and served on advisory boards of nonprofits dedicated to the prevention of blindness.[5]
Dr. Rubin was a prolific writer and author of several textbooks central to ophthalmic education.[1][5][3] While secretary for instruction for the Academy of Ophthalmology, he created the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP) which remains an annual part of residency training programs. Over his five-decade career, Rubin traveled widely teaching optics and refraction, presented dozens of named lectures, and wrote more than 100 scientific papers.[2][3] Two of his books, Optics for Clinicians and The Fine Art of Prescribing Glasses, according to JAMA Ophthalmology, were "the cornerstone of education in these fields for a generation of ophthalmologists."[1] In 1979 The Fine Art of Prescribing Glasses won an "AMMY" from the American Medical Writers Association as the best medical book of the year.[4][5] He also received a Special Recognition Award from The American Academy of Ophthalmology for accomplishments in eye science and education. Rubin was reportedly most proud of having been named 2012 Alumnus of the Year by his UCSF Medical School class.[2]
Personal life
Rubin was married to Lorna (née Isen),[6] an independent publisher and had three children, Gabrielle, Daniel, and Michael.[7][2][3] He was also interested in photography—he built a large and significant collection of 20th century photographs.[7]
Legacy
The copyrights for The Dictionary of Eye Terminology were gifted to the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2015, which has produced new editions of the work. The dictionary is currently in its 8th edition.[3]
The Florida Society of Ophthalmology named their only named lectureship for Dr. Rubin.[2]
The Melvin and Lorna Rubin endowment was established in 1997 to support the acquisition of photography for the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art’s collections. In recognition for this and other contributions, there is a "Melvin and Lorna Rubin" gallery in the Harn, dedicated to showing photographic works.[7]
Selected publications
- Rubin, Melvin; Walls, Gordon (1965). Studies in Physiological Optics. Charles C. Thomas Publisher. Search this book on
- Rubin, Melvin; Walls, Gordon (1972). Fundamentals of Visual Science. Charles C. Thomas. ISBN 0398016259. Search this book on
- Rubin, Melvin (1974). Optics for Clinicians. Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Co. ISBN 0937404349. Search this book on
- Rubin, Melvin; Milder, Benjamin (1978). The Fine Art of Prescribing Glasses (Without Making a Spectacle of Yourself) (2nd ed.). Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Co. ISBN 0960047220. Search this book on
- Rubin, Melvin; Cassin, Barbara (1980). The Dictionary of Eye Terminology (6th ed.). Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Co. ISBN 093740473X. Search this book on
- Rubin, Melvin; Winograd, Lawrence (2002). Taking Care of Your Eyes. Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Co. ISBN 0937404616. Search this book on
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Obituary". JAMA Ophthalmology. June 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Melvin Rubin Obituary". Florida Society of Ophthalmology. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Henderer, Jeffrey D. (2019). Dictionary of Eye Terminology (7 ed.). American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California. pp. vii Tribute. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Melvin L. Rubin, MD '57 : Refocusing the field of ophthalmology". UCSF Alumni. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Melvin Rubin Obituary". ARVO. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ↑ "Weddings". The Los Angeles Times. July 2, 1953. p. 59. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Melvin and Lorna Rubin Fund". UF Giving. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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