The American Academy of Ophthalmology and Research to Prevent Blindness awarded four grants to support research in ophthalmology and blindness prevention.
The organizations recognized clinical researchers based on the potential of their research to advance the Academy's mission.
The organizations recognized:
- Prethy Rao, MD, an assistant professor at Atlanta-based Emory University
- Adam Rothman, MD, an assistant professor at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at University of Miami
- Karen Armbrust, MD, PhD, an ophthalmologist at Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota
- Fasika Woreta, MD, an assistant professor at Wilmer Eye Institute at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University