Saving Sight: An Eye Surgeon's Look at Life Behind the Mask and the Heroes Who Changed the Way We See - Softcover

Lam, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617203793 ISBN 13: 9781617203794

Publisher: Irie Books, 2013

Synopsis

In Saving Sight, Dr. Andrew Lam explains the intricacies of human sight and shines a light on the heroes who fought to save it, while also revealing the personal side of life as an eye surgeon - the stress and joy of a man who, on his best days, can turn darkness into light.

The author brings readers into the operating room to share the constant risks, high expectations, and occasional triumphs that accompany him there, providing an unflinching, gritty look at a surgeon's approach to eye trauma, cataracts, LASIK, retinal detachments, macular degeneration and more.

Dr. Lam blends his illuminating personal narrative with the uplifting stories of men like Louis Braille, Judah Folkman, Harold Ridley, Charles Kelman and many others whose inventions have enabled us to see in all kinds of unimaginable ways.
Editorial Awards
Honorable Mention - 2013 London Book Festival
Honorable Mention - 2013 New England Book Festival
Finalist - 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

About this title

About the Author

Andrew Lam, M.D., was born in Philadelphia and raised in central Illinois. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in history, then attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently completed specialty training in ophthalmology and retina surgery at the prestigious Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Lam has authored numerous scientific articles and is currently an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medicine. He resides in western Massachusetts with his wife and four children. 
His first novel, Two Sons of China, an historical novel of WWII set in China, was released by Bondfire Books in December 2013. 
Learn more at his website - www .AndrewLamMD.com

Review

"Dr. Andrew Lam, a distinguished retinal surgeon, has written a wonderfully readable book about the sometimes heroic lives of the great inventors in his field. The layman will be carried away by Dr. Lam's clear, colloquial story-telling, and he will also gain, as I did, a far clearer knowledge of the human eye."

- Richard Wilbur, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner


"In Saving Sight, Dr. Lam has beautifully captured the atom-smashing accomplishments and dramatic stories of men who transformed the world of vision. This book is a real page-turner!"

- Dr. William Tasman, former president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Edition details

• Publisher: Irie Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1617203793
• ISBN 13: 9781617203794
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232