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What is the American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists?
The American Association of Ophthalmic Pathologists is a professional association of medical doctors who practice, teach and or engage in research in ophthalmic pathology. The membership of the AAOP includes board-certified academic ophthalmologists and pathologists as well as individuals certified in both specialties. All are qualified by additional sub-specialty fellowship training in ophthalmic pathology.
Most AAOP members are academicians who practice and teach at eye hospitals or large university hospitals affiliated with medical schools that train physicians to be ophthalmologists (eye physician and surgeons). Most AAOP members are medical school faculty members and many hold full professorial rank.
What is Ophthalmic Pathology?
Ophthalmic pathology (also known as eye pathology or ocular pathology) is a highly specialized branch of the medical laboratory specialty pathology. Clinical ophthalmic pathology involves gross and microscopic examination and diagnosis of eyes and ocular adnexal tissues that are removed surgically (biopsies) or post-mortem. The ocular adnexae include the eyelids and periocular skin, the contents of the orbit, and the lacrimal (tear) system comprising the lacrimal gland and the nasolacrimal drainage system.
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