In memoriam: Josh Wallman, PhD, 1943-2012. Editorial introducing the special issue of Experimental Eye Research in tribute to Josh Wallman.

摘要

This special issue of Experimental Eye Research is dedicated to the memory of Josh Wallman, who passed away on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. He was 68 years old. Josh was well known and respected in the vision and neuroscience communities as a creative and innovative scientist. We have lost a great colleague, and those who knew him well have lost a wonderful collaborator and dear friend. Josh's science spanned a variety of areas and he left lasting contributions to them all. The articles contained in this special issue represent several of these, and stand as a durable tribute to the significant impact Josh had, not only on the science, but on the investigators engaged in research in these areas. Some of his greatest scientific contributions were on the topics of visual control of eye growth and development of myopia. Accordingly, most of the papers included in this special issue review current topics in emmetropization and myopia research, areas that have been significantly influenced by Josh's research and ideas. His interest in eye movement as behavior is represented by a review of recent work by his colleagues that provide insights into mechanisms of adaptation.