A great one steps down

摘要

I write this editorial with mixed emotions. 1 am saddened by the departure of a highly valued member from the AJO-DO's Editorial Board, but 1 am gratified because this person has picked his own time to leave the service of the Journal. Gerald Nelson has served as associate editor of the "Clinician's Corner" section for nearly 2 decades. Tom Graber, editor-in-chief from 1985 to 2000, established this special section of the Journal in late 1996. At that time, AAO members were pleading for more clinically related articles in the Journal. So Tom established a new section called "Clinician's Corner." He invited Jerry Nelson to join the AJO-DO's Editorial Board as editor of the Clinical Section and to develop "Clinician's Corner." Nearly 2 decades later, this section has consistently been among the most popular parts of the Journal, as determined by surveys of AAO members of all ages.