The Persian Legend of Ophthalmology: Ali Asghar Khodadoust and His Everlasting Lines
Hamid Fesharaki
Arch Iran Med. 2013;16(6):0-0.
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History of Medicine in Iran
The Persian Legend of Ophthalmology: Ali Asghar Khodadoust and His Everlasting Lines
Sepideh Sajjadi, Hamid Fesharaki, Zahra-Alsadat Abtahi, Richard T Murray, Mahboobeh Fereidan-Esfahani, Mehdi Mazloumi, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi *
Abstract
This is a brief celebratory overview of the fruitful life and scientific endeavors of Professor Ali Asghar Khodadoust (b.1935), a world renowned ophthalmologist, Persian icon of modern ophthalmology and an international pioneer of eye research. The global reputation of Dr. Khodadoust is rooted in his extensive studies on corneal diseases and transplantation biology. As a result of his truly deserved world renown, several famous American ophthalmologists have recognized him as the world’s best corneal graft surgeon. Due to his exceptionally impressive achievements in this field, a clinical finding has been named in his honor, the "Khodadoust rejection line", a sign indicative of a chronic focal transplant reaction.
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