Award Lectures

• Founders Award
• Gertrude D. Pyron Award
• Crystal Apple Award

ASRS Founders Award

To recognize excellence in vitreoretinal medicine, The American Society of Retina Specialists presents its Founders Lecture Award to individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of vitreoretinal surgery, treatment, research, surgical instrumentation, and patient care.

The Founders Lecture Award was first presented in 1997 to honor the efforts of the founding members of the Society, Drs. Jerald A. Bovino, Roy A. Levit, and Allen Z. Verne, for their foresight, dedication, and leadership in establishing the Society as an open, democratic, worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement of vitreoretinal surgery and the study of vitreoretinal diseases.

The ASRS is proud to recognize Joan W. Miller, MD as the 2010 recipient of the Founders Award.

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ASRS Gertrude D. Pyron Award

The Pyron Award was created by the Retina Research Foundation to recognize outstanding vision scientists whose work contributes to knowledge about vitreoretinal disease. The Award offers a cash prize that includes a personal honorarium and a research grant. It is presented each year at the ASRS Annual Meeting, and the recipient is chosen by the ASRS Awards Committee.

The Pyron Award has been endowed by an estate gift from Gertrude D. Pyron of San Antonio, Texas. She was an eminent geologist during her lifetime, and made her bequest to RRF because of her admiration for Dr. Alice McPherson's leadership in vision science.

Retina Research Foundation was founded in 1969 by Dr. Alice McPherson, a member of the ASRS, to establish and fund programs for the eradication of vitreoretinal disease. It is a public charity based in Houston, Texas, that has grown with support from a few community leaders to a major foundation, with broad support, funding a grant program, a major awards program, a career development program, and annual support for several research chairs.

The ASRS and the RRF are proud to recognize Julia A. Haller, MD with the 16th Annual Gertrude D. Pyron Award for Outstanding Achievement in Retina Research.

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Crystal Apple Award

Each year, the Young Physicians Section (YPS) presents the Crystal Apple Award to an ASRS member who has gone to great lengths to advance the education and professional development of young vitreoretinal specialists. The 2010 Crystal Apple Award winner is Andrew P. Schachat, MD.

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