Experience

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  Irv Arons' Journal

  • Publisher

    • Dec 2005 - Present

    My online Journal records some of the more than 200 articles, columns and reports that were published during my professional career.The Journal is also a resource for current information about drugs and new treatments and technologies for retinal diseases, including the use of stem cells/cell therapies and gene therapy.Currently, I have over 300 articles published online.The Journal can be accessed at http://irvaronsjournal.blogspot.com

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  A Primer on the Use of Stem Cells in Ophthalmology

  • Author

    • Sep 2010 - Present

    This report is a tell all on the use of stem cells in ophthalmology.It describes what stem cells are, where they are used in the eye, what companies are developing them, who they are collaborating with, what type of stem cells they are using, and what eye diseases/structures they are aimed at.Link: http://irvaronsjournal.blogspot.com/2010/09/primer-on-use-of-stem-cells-in.html

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  Contributing Author

  • London

  • The Ophthalmologist (UK)

    • Dec 2013 - Present
    • London

    For this magazine, I contribute articles about the use of stem cells and gene therapy in ophthalmology.In 2015, three articles were published: Regenerating the Retina (February); The Economics of Gene Therapy (May); and Optogenetics: Another Approach to Reversing Blindness (November).

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  Eye Doc News

  • Contributing Author

    • Mar 2009 - Present

    Writing about new ophthalmic technology.

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  ADL Chronicles

  • Publisher

    • Jul 2008 - Present

    A blog to record some of the products and inventions that came out of the laboratories of Arthur D. Little.The blog can be found at this link: http://adlittlechronicles.blogspot.com/

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  Ophthalmology World Report

  • China

  • Columnist

    • Feb 2010 - 2012
    • China

    I will be writing a column, Spotlight on Technology, taken from my postings on my online Journal.Ophthalmology World Report is a monthly magazine that is sent to over 30,000 ophthalmologists and ophthalmic specialists in China and India.

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  Society for Clinical Ophthalmology

  • UK

  • Contributing Author

    • May 2009 - 2012
    • UK

    Reproducing some of the postings from my online Journal to a wider ophthalmic audience.

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  Spectrum Consulting

  • Managing Director

    • Mar 1994 - Dec 2005

    In addition to consulting in ophthalmology and medical lasers, I published a monthly newsletter covering current events in the ophthalmic and medical laser industries -- Executive Laser Briefing (ELB). ELB was sold to the publishers of Trends-in-Medicine in December 2005, and continues to be published as Executive Laser Report.

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  Ocular Surgery News

  • Author - "Technology Update" Column

    • 1991 - 2003

    For over ten year, I authored the "Technology Update" column, writing over 60 reports, mostly about new technology, including ophthalmic lasers and refractive technology, based on what I learned from attending AAO and ASCRS meetings.

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  Arthur D. Little, Inc.

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Manager, Ophthalmics & Medical Laser Consulting Group

    • Mar 1969 - Mar 1994
    • Cambridge, MA

    I was a staff member of the Worldwide consulting company, Arthur D. Little for 25 years, first as a bench chemist in the Product Development Section, and then Manager, Ophthalmics & Medical Laser Consulting Group, as part of the Product Technology Section. (For a flavor of some of the products worked on in the ADL labs, see ADL Chronicles above).I retired from ADL in March 1994 and started and managed Spectrum Consulting (see above) for an additional 11 years, until my final retirement in December 2005, wherein I began writing my blog, Irv Arons' Journal (also above).