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Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story celebrates the jazzy double life of Dr. Charles D. Kelman, the saxophone-playing ophthalmologist who reinvented cataract surgery with his groundbreaking phacoemulsification procedure.
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Watch exclusive footage of Charlie Kelman on stage in rare performances of original material.
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bio
Read a profile of the most famous man you’ve never heard of — Queens, New York native Charlie Kelman.
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influence
Charlie Kelman’s phacoemulsification procedure is the forerunner for small incision surgery over the whole body.
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lesson plans
Use these media-enhanced lesson plans to educate students about cataract surgery and Charlie Kelman’s discoveries.
“Seeing the Way: A Brief History of Cataract Surgery”

“Eye-Opening Discoveries”
timeline
See the long history of cataract surgery in this interactive timeline. Go >
National funding provided by:
The International Retinal Research Foundation; Alcon; The American Academy of Ophthalmology; Bausch and Lomb; Wills Eye Institute; James B. Carty, Jr., M.D.; Aker Kasten Eye Center; Jerre Minor Freeman, M.D., of Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates; and BWD Group, LLC.
Local support provided by:
Astoria Federal Savings and
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island.
 
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One Response to “Introduction”

  1. Rory says:
    January 12, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    Thank you WLIW21 for providing your programming online. If I can’t be at my tv to watch your great programming, I have an opportunity to see it online. Bravo. Thank you. Thank you.

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In This Program
  • Introduction
  • Watch “Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story”
  • Video Extras: Charlie Kelman Performances
  • Biography: Charles D. Kelman, M.D.
  • Charlie Kelman’s Influence
  • Timeline: The History of Cataract Surgery
  • Lesson Plan: “Eye-Opening Discoveries”
  • Lesson Plan: “Seeing the Way: A Brief History of Cataract Surgery”
  • About “Through My Eyes: The Charlie Kelman Story”
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