SAN FRANCISCO –The American Academy ofOphthalmology has presented its Lifetime Achievement Honor Award to six eye doctors for their contributions to the Academy and to the ophthalmology profession.
Contributions include serving as an instructor, authoring scientific papers and posters, presenting scientific exhibits, chairing a subspecialty day and serving as a committee member, state society presidents, trustees and authoring or co-authoring Academy educational materials.
The awards were presented at the 2006 Joint Meeting held in Las Vegas, November 11-14.
Awardees included:
| Physician | City /State | |
| Richard L. Abbott, MD | San Francisco, CA | |
| Perry S. Binder, MD | San Diego, CA | |
| Stuart L. Fine, MD | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Robert E. Kalina, MD, FACS | Seattle, WA | |
| Harvey A. Lincoff, MD | New York, NY | |
| Lawrence J. Singerman, MD | Cleveland, OH | |
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AAO is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons—Eye M.D.s—with more than 27,000 members worldwide. Eye health care is provided by the three “O’s” – opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists. It is the ophthalmologist, or Eye M.D., who can treat it all: eye diseases and injuries, and perform eye surgery. To find an Eye M.D. in your area, visit the Academy's Web site at www.aao.org.
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