Paul Kayser / RRF Global Award
The Power of the Pan-American NetworkEstablished in 2012, the Paul Kayser/ RRF Global Award was conceived as a vehicle for the recognition of outstanding achievement in visual science with preference given in the specialized field of research on the retina and vitreous. The purpose of the award is to identify and recognize a vision science professional whose work has made a significant new contribution to knowledge about improving vision and prevention of blindness.
2023 Application Deadline: November 8, 2022
List of Historical Recipients
| 2023 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Recipient: Rajeev Muni MD (Canada) & Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto | |
| Title: Bacillary Layer Detachment and Associated Abnormalities in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment | |
| 2019 | Cancun, Mexico |
| Recipient: Mary Elizabeth Hartnett (USA) & The University of Utah, John A Moran Eye Center | |
| Title: Toward a Safe and Effective Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity | |
| 2017 | Lima, Peru |
| Recipient: Jennifer Kang-Mieler PhD (USA) & the Illinois Institute of Technology | |
| Title: A novel microsphere-hydrogel ocular drug delivery system for anti- vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGFs) | |
| Recipient: J. William Harbour MD & Bascom Palmer Eye Institute | |
| Title: The Harbour Laboratory: Two Decades of Discovery in Uveal Melanoma | |
| 2013 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Recipient: Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues MD & Federal University of São Paulo | |
| Title: Lutein: A new dye for chromovitrectomy |