Oculeve’s stunning acquisition by Allergan last week led us back to a conversation we had with Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, Professor & Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology, Stan-ford University. Mark S. Blumenkranz is the H.J. Smead Professor and Chairman of the De-partment of Ophthalmology at Stanford University. He received his Baccalaureate, Master of Medical Science, and MD degrees at Brown University, followed by a Residency in Ophthalmol-ogy at Stanford. Dr. Blumenkranz is a noted vitreoretinal surgeon who served as Co-Director of the Retinal Service at Stanford for five years prior to assuming the Chairmanship in November 1997.