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Robert Ritch to receive ARVO award for ophthalmology research and service
Robert Ritch, MD, will receive the 2017 Joanne G. Angle Service Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, according to a press release.
Ritch is the Shelley and Steven Einhorn Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. He has spent his career researching the underlying etiologies and mechanisms of glaucoma and founded the Glaucoma Foundation to spread international awareness of the disease.
He developed many of the early laser treatment techniques for glaucoma and has presented more than 300 papers and posters at ARVO meetings, the release said.
“I am grateful for this prestigious honor that recognizes my passion along with major contributions, and dedication to the field of ophthalmology, and glaucoma in particular, that spans several decades,” Ritch said in the release.
He will receive the award at the ARVO meeting on May 9, 2017, in Baltimore.