The History of COS

The Chicago Ophthalmological Society has a long and rich history leading the way in educational opportunities for the ophthalmic community in the Chicago area. Founded in 1893, the COS continues to thrive as a member-driven organization.

The photo below is from the 1920 annual meeting at the LaSalle Hotel.  (Click on the photo to view a larger image.)

Members or individuals interested in the Chicago ophthalmic community are encouraged to share historical photos with the COS.  We simply ask that pictures be submitted in "JPG" electronic format, and that they be free of any copyright restrictions.  Contact the COS administrative office if you have a photo to share.

Other Historical Items of Note

• History of Medicine and Surgery in  Chicago; Biographical Publishing Corporation, 1922
• Glaucoma - A symposium presented at a meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913; Chicago Medical Book Company, 1914
• COS minutes, October 12, 1944; mentions the death of a founding member, W.A. Fisher.
• COS clinical conference notation, May 24 & 25, 1963; notes a bequest from Ione F. Beem to the COS in the amount of $10,000 in memory of William A. Fisher to be used for an award to recognize best paper during the year.
• Indiana University Alumni Quarterly, January 1917; mentions an article by Ione F. Beem published in the "Journal of Opthalmology and Oto-Laryngology" on "The Treatment of Glaucoma."
  
• An advertisement for the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat College published in The Ophthalmic Record, Vol. XXVI, January 1917 (from the University of Michigan Library).  View the Complete Publication