Wilmer is fortunate to have retained many of the historical artifacts from its first century of existence—artifacts that tell the story of some of the biggest breakthroughs in ophthalmology. Click here for a look back at the 1960s–1970s.

1. The Sloan letters, developed by Louise Sloan, became the standard on which today’s visual acuity charts are based.
2. Louise Sloan, a pioneer in developing methods and technology for treating low vision
3. Ed Maumenee, top, and Arnall Patz, seated, pioneered the use of fluorescein angiography as a diagnostic tool for diseases of the retina.
4. Al Sommer, founding director of the Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology at Wilmer
5. A diagram depicting the many facets of the Retinal Vascular Center, which was established by Arnall Patz
6. Irene Maumenee established the first center in the nation focusing on genetic eye disease.

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