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Renamed in Honor of Prolific Researcher
September 2004 -- In memory of a notable member of the medical staff, Virginia Lubkin, MD, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and philanthropist Louis Aborn have added the late doctor's name to create the Aborn-Lubkin Laboratory for Ophthalmic Research.
The lab was begun in the late 1970's by Dr. Lubkin as the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science with a grant from the Aborn Foundation to produce original research into the root causes of eye diseases. The department produced numerous studies on topics such as piezo-electrical properties of the eye, volume of the eye socket to better treat fractures and Grave's disease, and dry eye syndrome. They also studied aneiskonia, a form of visual distortion, atypical depression analysis of patients undergoing glaucoma treatments, and automated mapping of the central visual field.
Extensive work with computerized measurement here led to the creation of a topographical map of the eye's surface and the procedure of corneal modeling, which is an essential test prior to refractive (LASIK) surgery.
The department's activities have been funded from foundation grants and private individuals, especially the Aborn family, and to recognize their ongoing generosity it was renamed the Aborn Center for Eye Research in 1988. Then after retiring from private practice in 1990, Dr. Lubkin devoted considerable time at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary to firmly establish the Aborn Center with prolific output of papers and presentations and to work with residents in refining research skills. When she passed away in 2003 at the age of 90, Dr. Lubkin had produced more than 110 papers and presentations, and left an indelible impression on The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
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