R. Townley Paton Award

Each year the Paton Society bestows the prestigous Paton Society Award upon an ophthalmologist. The Paton Award is the EBAA's highest honor for corneal physicians, and is presented annually to an ophthalmologist in recognition of his/her outstanding contribution to the EBAA's development and for exemplifying the precepts of R. Townley Paton, M.D., the father of modern eye banking and the founder of the first eye bank established in the United States.

Paton Awardee Lecture

A Vision for the Future of Eye Banking - Wing Chu, MD (2004 Paton Awardee)

Paton Awardees

Presented to ophthalmologists in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the EBAA's development and for exemplifying the precepts of R. Townley Paton, MD, the father of modern eye banking and the founder of the first American eye bank.

2009: Thomas Lindquist, M.D., PhD.
2008: David G. Glasser, M.D.
2007: Henry Edelhauser, PhD
2006: Michael Hettinger, M.D.
2005: Doyle Stulting, M.D., PhD
2004: Wing Chu, M.D.
2003: Marian Macsai, M.D.
2002: Edward J. Holland, M.D.
2001: Paul J. Dubord, M.D.
2000: H. Dwight Cavanagh, M.D., PhD
1999: Kirk R. Wilhelmus, M.D., MPH
1998: William Reinhart, M.D.
1997: Joel Sugar, M.D.
1996: Mark J. Mannis, M.D.
1995: Richard Lindstrom, M.D.
1994: William Bourne, M.D.
1993: Arthur Boruchoff, M.D.
1992: Richard C. Troutman, M.D.
1991: Jay Harold Krachmer, M.D.M
1990: Walter Mayer, M.D.
1989: Donald Doughman, M.D.
1988: Frederick Brightbill, M.D.
1987: Busharat Ahmad, M.D.
1986: Claes Dohlman, M.D.
1984: David A. Paton, M.D.
1983: Lawrence B. Holt, M.D. & Herbert Kaufman, M.D.
1982: Alson E. Braley, M.D.