Across

1. Kentucky Senator Paul who did his eye residency at Duke

5. ___ douloureux

8. Hering or Sherrington

11. Live happily ___ after

12. An ophthalmologist may go here after too many Academy courses

13. Sixth nerve palsy consequence (abbrev.)

14. German for nine

15. Marilyn Monroe movie, “Some Like it ___”

16. Retinologist Alex Gaudio’s explanation for a V. hemorrhage

17. Broken capsule, perhaps

19. Dictator who trained at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London

21. Flight data (abbrev.)

22. Aida or Norma

25. Certificate required for a secure website (abbrev.)

26. A stroke in these ganglia may cause nystagmus

27. An eyelid injury may turn this color

28. A doctor dealing with the deaf may learn this (abbrev.)

31. Animal nose

32. Registered Medical Assistant

33. Obstet. procedure

36. What an OR nurse does to surgical instruments

38. Actress ___ Lupino

39. What CT opthal. Marion Stoj often interprets

42. Tetralogy of Fallot and atrial septal holes (abbrev.)

43. Other surgeons envy ophthalmologists because we do this during surgery

44. Tic-tac-toe win

45. What an ophthalmologist may consider 2-gauge suture

46. Corporate big shot

47. NYC ophthalmologist Juechter

48. Cassiterite and Hermatite

Down

1. Tennis player Richards who trained at Manhattan Eye and Ear, and actress Zellweger

2. An eye may do this in an unpleasant situation

3. Mueller cells, rods and cones are part of the _____ retina

4. Classic James Bond movie

5. An ophthalmologist may order this blood test in a Graves patient

6. Financing for a new company, perhaps (abbrev.)

7. Ophthalmic term that also means waterfalls

8. This changes shape in accommodation

9. Not ashore

10. An ophthalmologist may remove this from a careless carpenter

18. Author who trained at Mass. Eye and Ear

20. Actor ___ Mineo

23. ____ Alto, California town known for tech

24. Isaac’s sons, Jacob and ____

27. Patients from ‘60s may say the images from cataract operations looked like an ___ trip

28. Ophthalmologist ______Conan Doyle

29. This microscope problem may annoy a cataract surgeon

30. Mental ______ may cause missed diagnoses

33. Glaucoma specialist Jim Tsai’s concern: optic ____

34. Namesake of a pupil disorder

35. Turkey, Norway and Iceland are members (abbrev.)

37. May be ordered when a Hollenhorst plaque is seen (abbrev.)

40. English runner and politician Sebastian

41. Large weight unit

SOLUTION

Joe Bentivegna, MD, is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Rocky Hill, Conn. His latest novel, “Respect,” is available now. You can contact him at jfbentivegna@gmail.com.