Local doctor presents lecture on eye health, surgical trends

Published 2:20 pm Saturday, March 8, 2014

Dr. Leonid Skorin, second from left, stands with Celia Chao, medical student and event organizer, along with Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine medical students. -- Submitted

Dr. Leonid Skorin, second from left, stands with Celia Chao, medical student and event organizer, along with Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine medical students. — Submitted

Ophthalmologist Leonid Skorin Jr. of Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and Austin, recently presented a health policy lecture on national eye disease and surgical trends to the Ophthalmology Club at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Vallejo, Calif. Skorin is the immediate past-president of the Minnesota Osteopathic Medical Society.

Skorin joined Mayo Clinic Health System in 2000 as a comprehensive ophthalmologist with an emphasis on cataract, glaucoma and eyelid surgery. He also sees and treats patients with macular degeneration.