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M Bruce Shields, MD

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Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Chairman Emeritus

Biography

Dr. Bruce Shields received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma and completed his ophthalmology residency at Duke University and his glaucoma fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He headed the Duke School of Medicine Glaucoma Section for 20 years before joining the Yale School of Medicine in 1996 where he served as chair for ten years. He has written and lectured extensively on the subject of glaucoma, with ten books, including his Textbook of Glaucoma, which is in its fifth edition and has been translated in five languages. His research has led to over 200 scientific papers and book chapters, with a special focus on the mechanisms and management of glaucoma. In 2006, he obtained a patent for a new glaucoma surgical device, which is currently in clinical trials. Dr. Shields provides consultation in diagnosis and management of difficult glaucoma problems, with special emphasis on medical and laser treatment of glaucoma.

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5 Questions With M. Bruce Shields, MD

FAST FACTS
• Marvin L. Sears Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine
• Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
• Past President of the American Glaucoma Society, 1995 to 1996
• Former Chairman of the National Glaucoma Committee, National Society to Prevent Blindness, 1985 to 1991
• Author of Textbook of Glaucoma and Coeditor of The Glaucomas
• Recipient of the AAO's Senior Honor Award, 1995

As a surgeon, do you have any heroes or role models?
I have been fortunate to have many role models in ophthalmology. In fact, one of the joys of our profession is the wonderful people that we are lucky enough to call our colleagues and friends. If I were to try to list all my heroes, I would undoubtedly run the risk of leaving someone out. I will therefore limit my answer to the person who has been a role model for so many of us in glaucoma: W. Morton Grant, MD.

Dr. Grant was the type of physician whom we a

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress. A child model starting at the age of 11 months,[2] Shields gained widespread notoriety at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978), in which she appeared in nude scenes shot when she was 11 years old.[3] She continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).

In 1983, Shields suspended her modeling career to attend Princeton University, where she subsequently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance languages. In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films. She also starred in the NBCsitcomsSuddenly Susan (1996–2000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, and Lipstick Jungle (2008–2009).

In 2017, Shields returned to NBC with a major recurring role in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the show's 19th season. Shields voiced Beverly

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