Best Glaucoma Paper Awards:
The judges for the Best Glaucoma Paper Awards were Drs. Sylvia Chen, Jonathan Wong, Susan Wakil, Amaka Eneh and Sadhana Kulkarni.
Student / Undergrad or Medical degree:
There were two submissions.
The winner is Anastasiya Vinokurtseva for the study: Differential effects of acetylsalicylic acid and mitomycin C on cytokine-induced Tenon’s capsule myofibroblast transdifferentiation and activity: Implication s for glaucoma surgery, published in Experimental Eye Research 2022:doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2022. Co-authors are Cindy Hutnik, James Armstrong and Hong Liu.
Graduate Student / Masters or PhD:
There were no submissions.
Ophthalmologist in Training / Resident or Fellow:
There were four submissions.
The winner is Dr. Marko Popovic for the study: Serious Adverse Events of Oral and Topical Carbonic anhydrase Inhibitors, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, 2022. Co-authors are Matthew Schlenker, Deva Thiruchelvam and Donald Redelmeier.
Staff Member / Ophthalmologist or PhD Scientist:
There was one submission.
The winner is Dr. I. Ahmed, staff ophthalmologist from Toronto for the study: Long-term Outcomes from the HORISON Randomized Trial for a Schlemm’s Canal Microstent in Combination Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery, published in Ophthalmology, 2022.
The Stephen Drance Award
The judges for the Stephen Drance Award were Drs. Ali Hafez, Nir Shoham-Hazon, Lisa Heckler, Katie Birt and Raageen Kanjee.
There were nine trainees who presented their research (10 papers) at the COS in Quebec City in June 2023.
The winner is Runjie (Bill) Shi for the study: Novel Ultrafast Visual Field Testing with The Toronto Portable Perimeter (TPP). Co-authors are Moshe Eizenman, Michael Balas, Gareth Leung, Yan Li, Myrna Lichter, Steve Arshinoff and Willy Wong.
Respectfully submitted,
Oscar Kasner, MD
Chairman, Awards Committee
