Introducing Johanna M. Seddon, the 2017 Recipient of the Mildred Weisenfeld Award | Zendy

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Introducing Johanna M. Seddon, the 2017 Recipient of the Mildred Weisenfeld Award

Author(s) -

Martine J. Jager

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.17-23542

Subject(s) - art

The Weisenfeld Award is presented to an individual in recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the clinical practice of ophthalmology, and Johanna M. Seddon, ScM, MD, is the perfect recipient to be honored with this great award (Fig. 1). Dr. Seddon is an internationally recognized ophthalmologist and clinician–scientist, who pioneered the field of epidemiology and genetic epidemiology in ophthalmology. She has been at the forefront of scientific research into the leading cause of visual loss and blindness, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and the determinants and risk factors for this disease since the 1980s. Her work on preventive medicine and genetics has been very influential. The impact of Dr. Seddon’s remarkable achievements can be assessed by several measures:

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