Jules Stein, MD: Ophthalmologist, Entertainment Magnate, and Advocate for Vision.

PURPOSE: To report the lifetime activities and accomplishments of Jules Stein, MD. DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: Assessment of published and unpublished biographical material. RESULTS: Jules Stein combined his love of music and medicine with organizational skills to achieve successive careers as a musician, an ophthalmologist, an entertainment magnate, and an advocate for vision. To preserve vision, he founded Research to Prevent Blindness, founded the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, and led a multiyear campaign to establish the National Eye Institute. CONCLUSIONS: With successive careers and extraordinary achievements, Jules Stein created an enduring legacy of benefits to ophthalmology, vision research, and the prevention of blindness.

Lemierre syndrome: report of five new cases and literature review.

Lemierre Syndrome (LS) is relatively rare, and its clinical features are potentially confusing. Without proper therapy, LS is associated with significant morbidity and is potentially fatal. Recognition of the imaging features of LS in the chest and the neck may permit a timely diagnosis and lead to prompt institution of appropriate therapy. The emergency imaging features of LS in five cases are reviewed with emphasis on computed tomography of the chest and neck.