Jo Beth headed straight to another top-ranked dermatologist
at Cedars Sinai.

His diagnosis?  "Some new kind of eczema," he pronounced,
and sent her home with a cream.  He had no comment on the
eye involvement.

Some NEW kind of eczema?  If that's what he thought, why
wasn't he, trained to know everything there was to know about
the skin, at all interested in a brand-new skin ailment?  One
that also infected eyes?

Jo Beth decided to see help elsewhere.
A Lack of Professional Curiosity

Where Jo Beth gets more top medical advice.
Study Questions:
Does this guy seem as much of a
joker to you as he did to Jo Beth?
Can't you just feel the warmth?
Maybe if I blink my sore eyes, he'll disappear.