Dr. Marguerite McDonald of OCLI's Rockville Centre Office Receives 2012 Visionary Woman Award

Dr. Marguerite McDonald of Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island (OCLI) has been named the recipient of the 2012 Visionary Woman Award given by Ophthalmic Women Leaders (OWL), an international organization. This is the first year for the award, which is determined by a vote from OWL members and given to someone who has worked to advance women in eye care. Dr. McDonald works in OCLI’s Rockville Centre office.

"I am thrilled and grateful to be honored by OWL with the inaugural Visionary Woman Award,” said Dr. McDonald. “OWL is an amazing organization that means a great deal to me. I have met many new friends through OWL, many from whom I have gained knowledge and inspiration."

The award was presented to Dr. McDonald by former OWL president Jaci Lindstrom during OWL’s signature reception on April 23^th at the Hilton Chicago. The Lindstrom Family Foundation sponsored the award and as the wife of Dr. Dick Lindstrom, Mrs. Lindstrom represented the Foundation to present the award to Dr. McDonald. The reception was held in conjunction with the ASCRS conference in Chicago.

A resident of Port Washington, Dr. McDonald joined OCLI in August 2006. From 1993 until Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Dr. McDonald was the Director of the Southern Vision Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at NYU School of Medicine in Manhattan, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Dr. McDonald received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, followed by an internship at Lenox Hill Hospital and ophthalmology residency at Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital/Cornell, both in New York City. In New Orleans, Dr. McDonald headed the research team investigating the use of the excimer laser for the correction of optical error, and in 1987, she performed the world's first excimer laser treatment to eliminate or reduce the need for glasses and contact lenses. In 1993, she performed the world's first excimer laser surgeries for farsightedness as well.

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