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Awards

Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, Honored Lecture

This lecture was created to honor Stephen A. Obstbaum, MD, a pioneer in glaucoma surgery, former ASCRS president, and former editor of the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. This lecture at ASCRS Glaucoma Day is given by an ophthalmologist who is recognized for outstanding contributions in the glaucoma subspecialty.

Steven R. Sarkisian Jr., MD, ABO

2026 - Velocity: My MIGS Manifesto: Serving Patients When Proof Precedes

Doug Rhee, MD

2025 - My Journey to Lower IOP: Medical, Laser, Surgical, and Molecular Approaches

Leon Herndon Jr., MD

2024 - 30 Years of Glaucoma Practice: Why I am Still Excited to go to Work Every Day!

Ike Ahmed, MD

2023 - Interventional Glaucoma: Have We Reached a Tipping Point?

Richard Lindstrom, MD

2022 - Cataract Surgery, MIGS, and Refractive Cataract Surgery in the Glaucoma Patient

Alan Robin, MD

2019 - Making Lives better, Millions at a Time: Lessons in Eye Care from the Developing World

Steven Vold, MD

2018 - Epic Glaucoma Care: The 20/20 Experience

Marlene Moster, MD

2017 - The Holy Grail: Monitoring IOP 24/7

Ronald Fellman, MD

2016 - Canal Surgery: The Big Easy or Po-Boys?

Barbara Smit, MD

2015 - Schlemm's Canal Surgery: The Holy Grail or Mission Impossible?

Thomas Samuelson, MD

2014 - Glaucoma Management in the "Post-Renaissance" Era

Garry Condon, MD

2013

Robert Stegmann, MD

2012

Reay Brown, MD

2011

Murray Johnstone, MD

2010

Richard Lewis, MD

2009

Alan Crandall, MD

2008

Bradford Shingleton, MD

2007

Peng Khaw, PhD, FRCP, FRCS

2006

Robert Weinreb, MD

2005