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Dr Robert Osher receives the Kelman Award

The Charles Kelman Award and Lecture is a highlight of the Annual Hellenic Society Meeting.This year’s recipient is Robert Osher MD, Professor of , University of Cincinnati, , US, and Medical Director Emeritus, Cincinnati Eye Institute.The award was presented by Anne Kelman, the widow of Charles Kelman. In his Kelman Lecture,‘Challenges, Complications and Technology’, Dr Osher presented a potpourri of challenging cases and examples of complication management. He illustrated his presentation with one of the high quality videos for which he has become well known. One highlight of his talk was a description of new technology, not yet available, for microcoaxial with torsional ultrasound using a newly designed tip. “Charlie Kelman was one of my heroes. He was a great inspiration to me as a young surgeon and over time we became very close friends”

Dr Osher also paid tribute to the pioneering surgeon for whom the lecture was named, Charles Kelman MD, PhD. He has achieved worldwide recognition as a leader in “Charlie Kelman was one of my heroes. He was a great . He has designed many of the contemporary inspiration to me as a young surgeon and over time we became intraocular lenses and instruments used in cataract surgery, in very close friends,” he said. addition to developing new techniques in this subspecialty. Dr Osher was the founder of the Cincinnati Eye Institute, an organisation that has grown from a small solo practice into a world centre for clinical ophthalmology research.The Institute now provides subspecialty care in the fields of anterior “The Video Journal is my second full segment reconstruction, cataract surgery, comprehensive ophthalmology, corneal and external disease, glaucoma, neuro- time job. I have heard from surgeons ophthalmology, ocular oncology, ophthalmic emergency around the world that the Journal services, ophthalmic plastic reconstructive surgery and orbital cosmetic surgery, refractive surgery, uveitis and vitreoretinal has helped them develop their skills, diseases and surgery. Dr. Osher is a graduate of University of Rochester Medical and I always find that tremendously School and served his at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute “The Video Journal is my second full time job. I have heard in Miami, . He completed three Fellowships in Miami and gratifying” from surgeons around the world that the Journal has helped at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia prior to receiving Board them develop their skills, and I always find that tremendously Certification as a Diplomate of the American Board of gratifying.” Ophthalmology. He has been elected into the honour societies Dr. Osher has become well known for his skill at surgical Dr Osher also has lifelong interest in sports. Over the years of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and has also video production. His videos have won first-prize honours at he has coached countless baseball and basketball teams at the received the Heed Ophthalmic Fellowship Award, Maumenee the American, European,Asian and South American Cataract high school level, taking several teams to state and national Award, Rayner Award from England, Canon Award from Japan, Societies and he has been awarded the coveted Grand Prize in championships. He also served for a time as team physician for the Senior Academy Honour Award, the Binkhorst Medal, the both the ASCRS and ESCRS International competitions. He has the Cincinnati Reds, a professional Major League baseball team. Gold Medal Award from Australia, and the Lim Award from presented lectures in more than 35 countries. He is the Editor China. of the Video Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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