Drs. Richard John Leigh and David Zee

Janet Rucker (JR): Today, I am interviewing Dr. Richard John Leigh, Blair-Daroff Professor Emeritus of Neurology from Case Western Reserve University, and Dr. David Zee, Professor of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University,who holds an Endowed Professorship (Figs. 1-10). As a team and individually, these internationally recognized clinician-scientists have published innumerable seminal articles and spent their careers learning and teaching about the ocular motor system. Together, they published 5 editions of the textbook 'The Neurology of Eye Movements. 'It's a true pleasure and honor to be here with you for this interview today. Why don't you both begin by speaking about the earliest days of your career paths, medical school, residency, including where your training was completed, and how those experiences influenced your next steps?