Loran B. Morgan

Loran B. Morgan (October 14, 1918 – November 23, 2009) was a United States ophthalmologist best known as the inventor of the Morgan Lens.

Early years, 1918-43

Loran B. Morgan was born in Pipestone, Minnesota on October 14, 1918. the fourth of five children born to Mabelle and William Morgan.

Morgan knew from a young age that he wanted to be a doctor. After graduating from high school in 1936, He then interned at St. Luke's Hospital in Denver. While in Denver, he met his wife, Beth Ashburn, a native of Torrington, Wyoming, who was then a nurse, but who subsequently stayed at home to raise the couple's two children.

Today, MorTan, Inc., based in Missoula, Montana, and headed by Morgan's son Dan (b. Aug. 1948), continues to manufacture and sell the Morgan Lens.

Morgan continued to practice as an ophthalmologist in Torrington until 1981, when he sold his practice.

Later years

After selling his practice, Morgan enrolled at the University of Connecticut Health Center, spending two years studying glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology. He became an assistant professor there three months later. From there, he continued to maintain a national practice before entering a state of semi-retirement, splitting his time between Torrington and Palm Desert, California.

Death

“Doc” Morgan died on November 23, 2009, at Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming at the age of 91. His grave is at Valley View Cemetery in Torrington.