Szemészet, 2004 (141. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

2004-06-01 / 2. szám

141. évfolyam (2004)

proposed to the MOTESZ agency that the senior office-holders should be eligible for election for a maximum of only two 4-year terms. At the beginning of the following year the resources of the Society totalled 212 206 Forints.

1981-1985

The year 1981 began with a meeting of the leadership of the Executive Committee. Follmann presented a report from the MOTESZ agency issued in the previous December, which stated that the medical journals were making financial losses. Remenár said that the number of pages could not be further reduced. Radnót suggested that the Society should seek sponsorship income from paid advertisements. Remenár proposed that the members of the Society should be prepared to forgo their authorship fee. These proposals were accepted by the meeting, and the changes have been in effect ever since.

Vörösmarthy in his article in “Szemészet” gives useful advice regarding auxiliary optical instruments for use during microsurgery. The age of microsurgery had now arrived, and the surgeon should accept this and ensure that the appropriate equipment was available. Follmann reported her experiences with the use of Timolol eye-drops, a type of beta-receptor blocker which was then arousing great interest. At the eye-clinic of the Pécs medical school the effects of this medication had been tested in animal experiments performed by Józsa and Takáts. Zoltán Nagy of the Debrecen eye-clinic reported for the first time on the surgical treatment of myopia, and on his pioneering use of the scleral support technique for the reduction of its progression.

On 30 October 1981 the Society held an electoral meeting attended by 165 of the 466 members. The meeting could only proceed to make valid decisions after an adjournment. The president of the nominations committee was Rezső Pajor. The result of the elections was: President, Ágost Kahán; General Secretary, Olga Ahi; Treasurer, Gabriella Mucsi. The profession was highly concerned about the proposal to close the 2nd Department of Ophthalmology in Budapest, and György Imre and Kálmán Molnár asked for the support of the Society in opposing this plan.

In 1981 a eulogy on Magda Radnót was published in “Szemészet” on the occasion of her 70th birthday. In the previous year she had been awarded the gold medal of the European Ophthalmology Society. The obituaries of this year were for Dr. Csapody (the widow of István Csapody), Marta Mócsy, and Ernő Danielis.

An important report provided by Ferenc Bendenritter showed that by 1982 trachoma had practically disappeared in Hungary. In the middle of this year there were still 790 previous cases recorded, but only 55 of them required treatment. László Pintér in his article titled “The effect of prolonged applanation on the cornea” reported an interesting theory based on the results of his examinations; the article is worth reading for those concerned in this field. In this year appeared András Berta’s first article on proteins in the tear-fluid; he later became an acknowledged expert on questions related to the tear-fluid. By 1982 computer tomography had already established itself as a useful auxiliary tool for the ophthalmologist; Szigeti and colleagues drew the attention of the Hungarian profession to this in their article titled “The significance of computer tomography in ophthalmological diagnosis”.

The 120th anniversary issue of “Szemészet” which appeared in 1983 was composed principally of articles contributed from workers at the Debrecen eye-clinic. These articles had been intended to honour the 90th birthday of Aladár Kettesy (10 October 1983); but unfortunately his peaceful death on 30 January 1983 gave a more sombre perspective to the occasion. In this issue, besides the articles by his former students, there were contributions by several renowned ophthalmologists.

On 29 April 1983 a round-table conference was held on the theme of laser treatment of diabetic retinopathy. In his address, Professor Brooser emphasised that the presentation of the method to a wider circle was timely. At the meeting held on 27 May 1983 the President of the Society, Professor Kahán, awarded an honorary membership to János Alpár. In his address, Dr. Alpár spoke on the comparison of different intra-ocular lenses.

In 1983 the young winners of the Papolczy scholarships were Judit Karlovánszky, Noémi Prajda, Ágnes Bajka, and Lajos Kolozsvári. The winners of the “7 November” awards for those under the age of 35 were Andrea Kerek, Zsuzsanna Nagy with Júlia Hegedűs, and Tibor Milibák with Erzsébet Mester. In this year, Béla Boros celebrated his 80th birthday. The obituaries were for Aladár Kettesy, János Sebestyén (Pécs), and György Szabó (Makó).

On 8 June 1984 a scientific meeting was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of József Imre jun. The meeting was opened by the Minister of Health, Emil Schultheisz. The contributors honouring József Imre were: Tibor Nónay, Imre Bíró, István Győrffy, Béla Németh and Vera Kelemen, György Imre, Kálmán Molnár, Anna Bohár and Ágnes Farkas, Anna Bertényi and Magda Fodor, and György Salacz.

One of the winners of the 1984 (2nd) Chibret International Award was an associate lecturer of the Pécs eye clinic, Bálint Kovács. He received the diploma in Zurich on 6 December of that year. The winners of the Papolczy scholarships were Sándor Bölcs, and Mária Bodnár with her colleagues András Berta and Mária Uhrin. In 1984 the American “Lacrima Award” was presented to András Berta and István Tapasztó in Lubbock, Texas.

In accordance with the results of the 1984 electoral meeting, the new officers were: Béla Alberth, President; György Salacz, General Secretary; György Deák, Secretary; Júlia Bőgi, Treasurer; Andrea Kerek, Minutes Secretary. In addition to the existing life-members, two more individuals were thus honoured: Sándor Orosz, and Magda Radnót.

In 1985 the Directors of two institutes celebrated their 60th birthday: Professors Béla Alberth and István Takáts. Each of them was by honoured by a separate issue of “Szemészet” with articles by their friends and former students. The issue dedicated to Professor Alberth was, at the request of László Remenár, edited by Magdolna Zajácz. In addition to articles by his former students, there was an article in German by his friend Professor H. Neubauer. The issue dedicated to Profes-100 YEARS OF THE HUNGARIAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY