Diseases of the eye

Historical Significance: Jackson (1856 - 1942) was Professor of Diseases of the Eye in the Philadelphia Polyclinic and the College for Graduates in Medicine and was a surgeon at the Wills Eye Hospital. He was president of major national ophthalmologic organizations, professor and chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado. He established the first graduate course for ophthalmologists and was the principal founder of the American Board of Ophthalmology. He founded and edited the Yearbook of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Literature. In 1918, he became editor of the third series of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, which consolidated five ophthalmic periodicals. He popularized retinoscopy in the United States and the cross cylinder technique.