C.S. O'Brien: founder of the Department of Ophthalmology, the University of Iowa.

Cecil Starling O'Brien, M.D. (1889-1977), was the founder (1927) of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa, and he is credited with the establishment of a strong department that has made many important contributions to ophthalmology. The surviving O'Brien residents were interviewed on videotape, and this article is a composite of their memories together with a brief biographical sketch of Dr. O'Brien.