Dr. Timothy Root is a native Floridian, growing up in Daytona Beach. He began cartooning during college for the Yale Herald, and illustrated magazine cartoons while at Columbia Medical School in New York City. He wrote and illustrated OphthoBook during his ophthalmology training as a simple guide for students and non-eye doctors who wished to learn more about the eye. Today, Dr. Root practices Ophthalmology in Daytona Beach, Florida.