San Diego, Ca., USA - January 6, 2015, San Diego, Ca., USA - Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, announced the appointment of Richard L. Lindstrom to the company's board of directors.
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Dr. Lindstrom is a board-certified ophthalmologist and internationally recognized leader in corneal, cataract, refractive and laser surgery. He has been at the forefront of ophthalmology's evolutionary changes throughout his career as a recognized researcher, teacher, inventor, writer, lecturer and highly acclaimed physician and surgeon.
Dr. Lindstrom is founder and an attending surgeon of Minnesota Eye Consultants, Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology, and visiting professor at the U.C. Irvine Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. He serves as an advisor to numerous companies throughout the world.
He also holds over 35 patents in ophthalmology and has developed a number of solutions, intraocular lenses and instruments that are used in clinical practices globally. He has co-edited seven books, and published over 350 peer reviewed journal articles and 60 book chapters.
Dr. Lindstrom serves on a number of journal editorial boards, including the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (JCRS) and Journal of Refractive Surgery (JRS), and is the Global Editor-in-Chief of Ocular Surgery News (OSN).
He is Honorary Editor-in-Chief of the U.S./Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. He serves on many company boards and is an esteemed member of many associations, including serving on the board of International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS) of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Dr. Lindstrom is past President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the International Intraocular Implant Society and the International Refractive Surgery Club.
He serves on the ASCRS Executive Committee and is the Chair of the ASCRS Foundation. He is a Board member of the University of Minnesota Foundation, chairing the Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences Division. ■