Troutman Award for Editorial Excellence-16 Years of Inspired Contributions

摘要

Richard C. Troutman, MD, established the Troutman Award to be presented annually to the first author of an article selected by the editors of the Journal of Refractive Surgery as outstanding in the previous year-but with a twist: the author must be under age 45 and a member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (ISRS/AAO). Dr Troutman's motivation was clear: to create an award of substance-the engraved iconic obelisk and a dollar5000 check awarded publicly at the AAO meeting-that would serve not only as recognition of an outstanding contribution, but also as encouragement to future productivity. It worked!