Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery
Forecasted
Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery supports academic clinician-investigators, recognizing advances in retinal surgery and innovative treatment approaches to improve patients’ functional outcomes.
Funder: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application closes)
Funding Amounts: $30,000 honorarium
Summary: Recognizes academic clinician-investigators advancing understanding of retinal surgery, innovative surgical approaches, and functional outcomes for patients.
Key Information: Applicants must be ARVO members, age 55 or younger at nomination, with at least 10 years of posterior segment surgical practice.
Description
The Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery is an ARVO recognition award established by Ingrid Kreissig, MD, in 2020 through an endowment with the ARVO Foundation. It recognizes university- or academic-based clinician-investigators who have expanded scientific understanding of retinal disease requiring surgical management, innovative approaches to treatment, or the outcomes of surgical care. Its goal is to recognize investigators seeking to optimize functional outcomes for patients needing retinal surgery.
The award focuses on the rationale and mechanisms for a minimal approach in retinal surgery, innovative surgical approaches to retinal disease, and functional results following newly developed retinal surgery. These priorities reflect Kreissig’s work on retinal surgical conditions, particularly retinal detachment management and long-term visual function.
