Kelman, Charles

Kelman, Charles
▪ 2005

      American ophthalmic surgeon (b. May 23, 1930, Brooklyn, N.Y.—d. June 1, 2004, Boca Raton, Fla.), was posthumously awarded the 2004 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research for having revolutionized the surgical removal of cataracts; he turned a 10-day hospital stay into an outpatient procedure and dramatically reduced surgical complications.

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