Latest News 13 Doctors and Researchers Awarded Greenberg Prize to End Blindness By Staff Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:24 AM NEW YORK—Thirteen doctors and researchers have been awarded the Sanford and Sue Greenberg Prize to End Blindness, National Geographic Reports. The 13 winners will split the prize of $3 million in gold. The goal of the award, which was established in 2012, is to eliminate blindness. Greenberg started the contest after losing his sight in 1961, as a 20-year-old, due to misdiagnosed glaucoma. This year’s winners will be honored in a virtual ceremony, streaming online Monday, December 14 at 7:00 P.M. Eastern. The ceremony will feature appearances from Art Garfunkel, Margaret Atwood, Al Gore, Sen. Chris Coons, Michael Bloomberg and Diane Schuur. There will also be a tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a longtime supporter of the End Blindness movement.This year’s winners are:Outstanding Achievement Recipients:• Ravindran Ravilla, Aravind Eye Care System• G.N. Rao, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute• Jean Bennett, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania• Gustavo Aguirre, Division of Experimental Retinal Therapies, Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania• William Hauswirth, Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Florida• Albert Maguire, Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaVisionary Award Recipients:• James Fujimoto, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology• David Huang, Casey Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Oregon Health and Science University• Eric Swanson, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Zhigang He, Boston Children’s Hospital F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center• Simon John, Jackson Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University• Botond Roska, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology, Basel• Masayo Takahashi, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research; Vision Care, Inc. as part of Kobe Eye Center