Best Glaucoma Paper Awards:
The judges for the Best Glaucoma Paper Awards were Drs. Brennan Eadie, Amada Eneh, Sadhana Kulkarni, Susan Wakil and Jonathan Wong.
Student / Undergrad or Medical degree:
There were two submissions.
The winner is Jack Teplitsky for the study: ALK5 Inhibition of Subconjunctival Scarring from Glaucoma Surgery: Effects of SB-431542 Compared to Mitomycin C in Human Tenon’s Capsule Fibroblasts.
Published in TVST-Translational Vision Science and Technology, February 2023, Vol. 12, No. 2, Article 31.
https://tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2785398
Co-authors are Anastasiya Vinokurtseva, James J. Armstrong, James Denstedt, Hong Liu, and Cindy M. L. Hutnik
Graduate Student / Masters or PhD:
There were no submissions.
Ophthalmologist in Training / Resident or Fellow:
There were two submissions.
The winner is Dr. Ali Salimi for the study: Retinal vein occlusion in patients with primary angle closure: a prospective case – control study.
Published in the CJO/JCO.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2023.04.008
Co-Authors are Cody Li, Harrison Watt, Jesia Hasan, John Galic, John Chen, Hady Saheb.
Staff Member / Ophthalmologist or PhD Scientist:
There were no submissions.
The Stephen Drance Award
The judges for the Stephen Drance Award were Drs. Katie Birt, Lisa Heckler, Raageen Kanjee and Eddie Moss.
There were six trainees who presented their research at the COS in Toronto in June 2024.
The winner is Dr. Devin Betsch for the study: Initial Results on Safety and Efficacy of Sub-tenon Triamcinolone Injection Versus a Conventional Steroid Drops Post-Operative Regime Following Glaucoma Surgery.
https://cos-sco.secure-platform.com/site/solicitations/102001/sessiongallery/94048/application/4197
Additional Authors: Kevin Hodgson, Rodolfo Bonatti, Lesya Shuba, Brennan Eadie, Paul Rafuse, Mathew Palakkamanil, Marcelo Nicolela
Respectfully submitted,
Sylvia Chen, MD
Chairman, Awards Committee
