Dr. David Apple's book a best seller - first edition almost sold out

Salt Lake City, Utah
December 1, 2006

After 20 years of research David Apple, M.D., Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, and Director of the David J. Apple Center for Ocular Biodevices at the John A. Moran Eye Center, recently completed and published a landmark book titled, "Sir Harold Ridley and His Fight for Sight."

The book is based on Dr. Apple's friendship with Sir Harold Ridley, inventor of the intraocular lens (IOL). The book covers Sir Ridley's personal experience with eye injuries suffered by World War II fighter pilots. This book adds to Dr. Apples prolific record of publications, including 23 books, 71 book chapters and 529 original articles. He has also given 1,400 scientific presentations worldwide!

The first edition of the book sold out in just 2 months and a second edition is being prepared. You can read more about this book at haroldridley.com. The book can be purchased at haroldridley.com, slackbooks.com and amazon.com.

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