Benjamin Milder

A Remembrance of Edward Vail Lapham Brown

E. V. L. Browns ophthalmic legacy is based on his clinical research accomplishments, including his research centered around the causes of uveitis and his exhaustive studies on refractive errors in childhood, as well as his devotion to teaching, training a corps of carefully trained observers who were meticulous in their diagnostic techniques and surgical skills. This article presents a brief history of E. V. L. Browns life and recreates what it was like to be a resident under this distinguished ophthalmologist at the University of Chicago Eye Clinic 50 years ago.