UIC Ophthalmologist Honored For Contributions To Eye Surgery
Sept. 17, 2009 — Dr. Dimitri Azar, B.A. Field Endowed Chair of Ophthalmologic Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, is the 2009 recipient of the Lans Distinguished Award from the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
The award is given to leaders in the field of refractive, cornea, cataract and lens-based surgery. It is named for Leedert J. Lans, a renowned ophthalmology researcher who defined the basics of refractive surgery – surgery that corrects problems of visual acuity.