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Weinreb lauded as AGS Innovator
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SAN FRANCISCO – It takes about 15 years to translate something from the laboratory to the clinic, Robert N. Weinreb, MD, said in his acceptance of the AGS Innovator Award.
Citing the number of years that elapsed between building the first confocal laser ophthalmoscope in 1983 in the laboratory to its broader acceptance, Weinreb told colleagues at the American Glaucoma Society annual meeting, “I thought if you did something better, people would beat a path to your door.”
Robert N. Weinreb
Even so, Weinreb, an OSN Glaucoma Board Member, said that all glaucoma practitioners innovate every day.
“Whether we are innovating in the clinic or whether we are involved in the innovation and discovery in the laboratory, we’re making a difference for our patients,” he said.
“Without a doubt, our Innovator Award goes to someone who has been a champion of advancing patient care for the organization. He continues to serve us in many capacities,” Neeru Gupta, MD, PhD, MBA, said in her presentation of the award to Weinreb.
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