With the goal of making ophthalmology more sustainable, the Academy is sponsoring seven research grants to young ophthalmologist U.S. Academy members at $1,000 each. Here are the 2024 recipients of the YO Green Grant:
Stephanie Chen, MD, and others
One minute video on recycling contact lens waste.
Alexander Dillon, MD
One minute video on assessing impact of combined pre-op dilating drops at Kaiser Permanente.
Kendall Goodyear, MD
One minute video on no drape dacryocystorhinostomy.
Sitara Hirji, MD
One minute video of evaluation of Nanodropper-mediated micro-drops vs standard drops of 0.5% proparacaine.
Mahsaw Mansoor, MD
One minute video on Multiuse eyedrop protocol for cataract surgery at UIHC.
Lucy Mudie, MD
One minute video on addressing oculo-plastics minor procedure tray waste: A quality improvement study.
Amy Wu, MD
One minute video on Safety and cost effectiveness of multi-dose perioperative eyedrops.