From 1933 until 1968 the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology was Dr. Francis Bruce Fralick. Dr. John Henderson succeeded him.
Since 1940 the resident students within the department have increased in number from 6 to 21. The permanent staff has grown from 3 to 12 members. Annual patient visits to the department have increased to 28,000.
New departmental activities consist of a corneal bank, with the support of the Lions Clubs of Michigan, establishment of an ocular pathology registry, and a vision research laboratory; activation of an ophthalmic microsurgery program and the achievement of clinical and research developments in electroretinography, ultrasonography, and fluorescein angiography.
The department's residency training activities have spread to the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital and to Wayne County General Hospital in addition to the main University institution.
Within the department a special retina service has been created dealing largely with retinal separation. A special service for glaucoma patients has also been established.
Fred J. Hodges
The University of Michigan, an Encyclopedic Survey Supplement, Page 198
