The Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research was created in 2012 in collaboration with the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research with support from Lighthouse Guild. The award recognizes an individual for his or her role in furthering low vision research and rehabilitation. It was inspired by the seminal contributions of Michael D. Oberdorfer, PhD, in support of low vision research.
2024 Oberdorfer Award Recipient: David A. Atchison, PhD, DSc
David A. Atchison, PhD, DSc, is a professor in Vision Sciences and Optometry at Queensland University of Technology, where he has researched and taught ophthalmic and visual optics for 39 years. Atchison has co-authored two books (The Eye and Visual Optical Instruments; Optics of the Human Eye) and published over 300 reviewed papers in optics, visual optics, ophthalmology, and optometry journals. The main themes of his research are the optics of the eye and its correcting devices, and their interaction to affect vision. His research has improved understanding of biometry, optics, and visual performance of myopic, aging and diabetic eyes. Atchison has developed schematic eyes to develop this work, including eyes for accommodation, myopia, ageing, diabetes, and children. He has done extensive design work with spectacle lenses, contact lenses and intraocular lenses, and developed principles of telescopes and simple magnifiers useful for low vision.
About the Oberdorfer Award
Award recipients present a lecture at the ARVO Annual Meeting and receive a cash award.
Nomination Process
There is no application process for the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision. Recipients are selected by the ARVO Low Vision Cross-Sectional Group in recognition of their roles in furthering low-vision research.
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Past Oberdorfer Award Recipients
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