ATLANTA –The American Academy of Ophthalmology has presented its Lifetime Achievement Honor Award to 13 ophthalmologists for their contributions to the Academy and to the ophthalmology profession.

Contributions include serving as an instructor, authoring scientific papers and posters, presenting scientific exhibits, chairing a subspecialty day and serving as a committee member, state society presidents, trustees and authoring or co-authoring Academy educational materials.

The awards are to be presented at the 2008 Joint Meeting held in Atlanta, November 8-11.

Awardees included:

Physician                                                        City /State

Gary W. Abrams, MD                                    Detroit, Mich.

David H. Abramson, MD, FACS                   New York, N.Y.

Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD                             Stanford, Calif.

Alexander J. Brucker, MD                              Philadelphia, Pa.

Harry W. Flynn Jr., MD                                  Miami, Fla.

Theodore Krupin, MD                                    Chicago, Ill.

Marguerite B. McDonald, MD                       Lynbrook, N.Y.

Neil R. Miller, MD                                          Baltimore, Md.

Robert H. Osher, MD                                     Cincinnati, Ohio

Gholam A. Peyman, MD                                Sun City, Ariz.

James J. Salz, MD                                           Beverly Hills, Calif.

Robert L. Stamper, MD                                  San Francisco, Calif.

Joel Sugar, MD                                               Chicago, Ill.
     

About the American Academy of Ophthalmology

AAO is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons—Eye M.D.s—with more than 27,000 members worldwide.  Eye health care is provided by the three “O’s” – opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists. It is the ophthalmologist, or Eye M.D., who can treat it all: eye diseases and injuries, and perform eye surgery. For more information, visit the Academy's Web site at www.aao.org.