Articles
Selected writing and published work by Dr. Fountain.

Of Pilots and Physicians, Passengers and Patients
Parallels in How Physicians and Doctors Can Make Mistakes Harvard Medicine , Winter 2019 <a href="https://www.drf
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Dry Eyes: A Guide to Treatment
A guide to treating this common problem Patient Education Handout <a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/magazin
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Tool Kit
Life Lessons and a Grandmother's Wise Perspective Harvard Medicine , Summer 2014 <a href="https://www.aaojournal.org/ar
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Why Ophthalmologists Should Care about Disparities in Vision Health
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On the Flight Deck or the O.R.
Experience Matters But How Old is Too Old? SCOPE (American Academy of Ophthalmology Newsletter), Winter 2016 <a href="h
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Magical Clogs
A Surgeon's Good Luck Charm EyeNet (American Academy of Ophthalmology Magazine), March 2017 <img style="width: 200px; h
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Ophthalmic Malpractice and Physician Gender
Are Women Ophthalmologists Sued More than Men? Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society , July 2014 <a hre
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Corn Fed
Musings on One Farm-to-Table Movement SCOPE (American Academy of Ophthalmology Newsletter), Fall 2013 <img style="width
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Setbacks and Second Chances
Read Dr. Fountain's chapter, "Setbacks and Second Chances," as excerpted from "Women in Ophthalmology: A Comprehensive
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Twitter and the AAO Annual Meeting
How Conference Attendees Use Social Media Ophthalmology 2016 <a href="https:/
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Progress Towards Parity: Female Representation in Ophthalmology
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Female Representation in Ophthalmology
Progress Toward Parity: Female Representation in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Racial & Ethnic Diversity of U.S. Ophthalmology Residency Programs (2011–2019)
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Orbital Development after Eye Removal in Kids
How Do Eye Sockets Develop After Eyes are Removed in Children? Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1999 <a hr
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Castleman's Disease
A Rare Disease of the Eye Socket Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2013 Copyright © 1997-2026 EyePlastics.c
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