Salt Lake City, Utah 鈥� Glaucoma continues to be聽a public health challenge that affects around 4.22 million Americans and remains the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the U.S. Often called the 鈥渟ilent thief of sight鈥�, glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damages the optic nerve, the vital link between the eyes and brain.
Salt Lake City, Utah 鈥� If you or someone聽you know has trouble seeing things far away, you most likely have nearsightedness, also known as myopia. It is a common eye problem which, if not managed, can lead to serious issues like glaucoma, vision loss or blindness. The number of people with myopia is on the rise, with experts predicting that nearly half the world could be myopic by 2050.
Transformative research offering fresh insights and treatment advancements for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in adults over age 50, will be among the highlights showcased from May 4 - 8 at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology鈥檚 (ARVO) 2025 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
From May 4 - 8,聽more than 8,000 scientists will gather at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology鈥檚 (ARVO) 2025 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, to share the latest discoveries in eye and vision research. Many studies being presented focus on the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that captures the images people see and sends signals to the brain so that people can see and understand the world around them.
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced the inaugural recipients of two new achievement awards recognizing reviewers and editors of ARVO's three journals 鈥� IOVS, JOV, TVST 鈥� in the areas of Excellence in Peer Review and Excellence in Editorial Service. Recognizing the importance and dedicated service of the journals' reviewers and editors, the awardees selected are assessed in terms of overall workload, quality of work and responsiveness.
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced the recipients of the 2025 ARVO Foundation Early Career Clinician-Scientist Awards: Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, MD; Denise Loya-Garcia MD, PhD and Vishal Raval, MD. Supporting researchers who are committed to careers as clinician-scientists, the awards are presented annually to recognize significant research presented at the ARVO Annual Meeting.
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced today that Swathi Kaliki, MD, is the 2025 recipient of the Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award. Kaliki heads the Operation Eyesight Universal Institute for Eye Cancer, LV Prasad Eye Institute, India. She has delivered over 350 lectures in various national and international forums, published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, contributed 35 oncology book chapters, and holds editorial board positions in various international journals.
The ARVO Foundation congratulates Jacque Duncan, MD, FARVO 鈥� 2025 recipient of the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision. She will present a lecture on the topic at the 2025 ARVO Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will receive an honorarium in recognition of this achievement. Duncan is chair and distinguished professor at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California.
Rockville, Md. - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced today the 2025 recipients of its annual Advocacy Awards: Achievements in Eye and Vision Advocacy Award 鈥暵燚imitrios Karamichos, PhD, MSc; Emerging Advocate Award 鈥� Anna CS Tan, MBBS, MMed, PhD
Rockville, Md.鈥擲usan E. Quaggin, MD, FRCP(C) [mentor] and Naoki Kiyota, MD, PhD, are the 2025 recipients of the Dr. David L. Epstein Award, the ARVO Foundation has announced. They will be granted an $100,000 award to support a collaborative project related to glaucoma.
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he ARVO Foundation congratulates Mohajeet Bhuckory, PhD (Stanford University) 鈥� the 2024 recipient of the Point of View Award. Established by the Point of View Foundation (Fundaci贸 Punt de Vista), the award provides a $20,000 cash prize in recognition of an outstanding scholarly article related to efforts to restore vision through regenerative ophthalmology, biotechnology, whole eye transplantation or other approaches.
The ARVO Foundation has named Ximena Corso-D铆az, MSc, PhD, as the 2025 recipient of the Genentech Career Development Award for Underrepresented Minority (URM) Emerging Vision Scientists. With a two-year grant of $100,000 to support research and personnel costs for establishing an independent vision research program, the award provides early-career URM investigators with an opportunity to explore novel and innovative research project ideas.
The ARVO Foundation congratulates Mudit Tyagi, MD 鈥� 2024 recipient of the Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery. Established by Ingrid Kreissig, MD, through the ARVO Foundation, the $30,000 award recognizes excellence in the understanding of the mechanisms of retinal disease requiring surgical management, innovative approaches to management, and/or outcomes of surgical treatment.
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he ARVO Foundation congratulates Ryo Terao, MD, PhD 鈥� 2025 recipient of the Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Research in Retina. The award recognizes an early-career investigator who has discovered a novel drug, technique, or the understanding of a mechanism of disease that impacts the understanding and/or treatment of a retinal disease or condition.
The ARVO Foundation announced today that Subrata Batabyal, PhD, has won the 2025 Carl Camras Translational Research Award. The $12,000 award is granted annually to early-career investigators working in areas of translational research.
Rockville, Md.鈥擭gozi Chidi-Egboka, OD, MPH, PhD (University of Sydney, Australia) and聽Mary Anne Garner, PhD (University of Alabama at Birmingham) have been named the 2025 recipients of the ARVO Foundation Research Catalyst Awards. Established in 2023, the $30,000 awards support an initial project for a superb research idea by an investigator beginning their career or returning to the workforce after an extended leave.
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced today the recipients of the 2024 ARVO Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowship: Franco Benvenuto, MD; Mar铆a Constanza Tripolone, PhD, and Uloma Ubani-Ukoma B. Pharm, MSc, PhD.
This month, SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, FARVO, was welcomed as the new 2024 鈥� 2025 president for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) at its Annual Meeting held recently in Seattle, Wash.
Rockville, Md. - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced today the 2023 recipients of its annual Advocacy Awards: Achievements in Eye and Vision Advocacy Award 鈥� Roxanne Crosby-Nwaobi, RN, PhD, (Moorfields National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, U.K.) and Rohan Bir Singh, MD (Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, U.S.)
Rockville, Md.鈥擳he Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation has named David A. Atchison, PhD, DSc, as the 2024 recipient of the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision.
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