Corboy Memorial Award presented to early IOL advocate

WAILEA, Hawaii — Part of the illustrious group who moved IOLs from the device of mavericks to the mainstream, Dennis D. Shepard, MD, FACS, received the Philip M. Corboy, MD, Memorial Award for Distinguished Service in Ophthalmology here.

Dennis D. Shepard

During his Hawaiian Eye 2009 presentation, Dr. Shepard noted that this is a time of economic and professional crisis, and shared with the audience his past experiences and the wisdom he has drawn from those experiences.

He said that the art of delegation was critical to the improvement of his patient volume and being able to spend more time with patients. He suggested to make a list of those things that can be delegated and then do so.

Also, he also discussed the "80/20" rule, that is, that 80% of one's problems come from 20% of one's patients. Dr. Shepard said it is imperative to get rid of those 20% of one's patients who are causing stress and anxiety.

And even then, there is an additional way to avoid what he called the "potential problem patient."

"What worked for me is to see my patients too often. If I had patients that I was having problems with, it would be easy to just push the patient away. And that is the worse thing you can do. See the patient a little more often," Dr. Shepard said.

The Philip M. Corboy, MD, Memorial Award for Distinguished Service in Ophthalmology has been sponsored by Bausch & Lomb for more than 10 years.