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Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research

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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.

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.

Questions? Call us. Ms. Fernanda Garcia-Peña, Director of Research Operations at 212-769-7833 .

Past Oberdorfer Award Recipients

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