Professional Career
Parks studied under the guidance of Frank D. Costenbader, the first ophthalmologist to dedicate his practice solely to the care of children. At Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., now known as the Children's National Medical Center, they began the first ophthalmology fellowship training program of any subspecialty. This evolved from the rotation of Heed Fellowship ophthalmologists who had trained with Costenbader for many years. The first Children's Hospital of Washington fellow was Leonard Apt in 1959.
Parks' scientific contributions include:
- Elucidation of monofixation syndrome
- Description and refinement of numerous eye muscle surgical techniques, particularly the fornix incision approach to strabismus surgery
- Recognition of the benefits of very early strabismus correction (by age 1 year)
- Innovation in surgical techniques for pediatric cataracts
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