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A Complicated Woman: Leona Zacharias

Lost Women of Science

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Retrolental Fibroplasia

Repka: At bottom of front page in small typeface is a tiny star. She says it's an asterisk for the way many women's contributions in her grandmother's era were acknowledged. In developing world, where access to advanced care isn't readily available, ROP is one of the leading causes of childhood blindness. Repka: Despite what you might think, contrary to what I thought, it's still a problem.

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