Ophthalmic CareThrough The Prismof JudaismNorman Saffra, MD, FACS, is a Clinical Professorof Ophthalmology at the Albert Einstein College ofMedicine and is one of the nation's leading ophthalmiclaser and microsurgeons. Dr. Saffra is known for hisexpertise in treating diseases that cause visual loss.For over thirty years, the Eye Institute at MaimonidesMedical Center, under the leadership of Dr. Saffra,has been at the forefront of research into diseases that causepermanent vision loss. It is his unique perspective and experience intaking care of Jewish patients who have been severely impacted byloss of vision that has led to the creation of this book.Dr. Saffra's skill, expertise, and unfailing commitment to those seeking hisconsultation are legendary. The Eyes of Isaac is an impressive guide full ofimportant information and a great read. It has been an honor to count Dr. Saffraas a friend of Refuah Helpline for over twenty years.Rebbetzin Hanna Landau, Executive Director, Refuah HelplineThe concise and clear explanations by Dr. Saffra and the contributing authors willhave a great impact on anyone reading this book.Baruch (Bernie) Gips, Coordinator, Boro Park and Catskills HatzolahDr. Norman Saffra and his colleagues give us tremendous insight into vision andeye care, vision loss and low vision, halachic perspectives, and ethical and geneticconsiderations. The halachic and ethical questions raised and answered are aresource that doesn't exist anywhere else in one location.Barry Stern, President and CEO, Maimonides Community HospitalDr. Norman Saffra has taken his decades of medical knowledge and expertiseand integrated his encyclopedic knowledge of original halachic sources as itpertains to all aspects of our eyesight.Rabbi Avrohom Friedlander, Rabbi of Maimonides Medical Center table{border-collapse:collapse}td{background-color:#efefef;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px}th{font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px} Sku: F-8326 Author: Norman Saffra, MD, FACS Isbn 13: 9781680256277 Isbn 10: 1680256270 Pages: 303 Size: 6.3" x 9.3" Binding: Hardcover Date: 10/17/2023 Imprint: Feldheim Publishers
