ARVO Foundation Announces Recipients of 2023 Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced today the recipients of the 2023 Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award:Granted annually to young investigators working in areas of translational research, each recipient will be awarded $12,000.

Mount Sinai Researchers First to Identify That Two Separate Eye Diseases May Contribute to Common Blinding Eye Condition

Two separate eye diseases may contribute to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Develop New Technique to Assess Progression of Sickle Cell Retinopathy

(New York, NY – May 10, 2021)- Ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai have created a new technique to evaluate patients with sickle cell retinopathy and assess the disease before it progresses and leads to…

Research to Prevent Blindness and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Announce 2021 Recipient of RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research

David Williams, PhD, has been selected as the 2021 RPB David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research. The Weeks Award, funded through the generosity of Research to Prevent Blindness, an anonymous donor, and the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology, annually recognizes and celebrates an excellent vision researcher.