J. Lawton Smith Award Recipients

This award is named in honor of Dr. Smith’s unique and seminal contributions as a clinical neuro-ophthalmologist and as the founding editor of the journal. All original contributions published in the JNO from the calendar year preceding the NANOS Annual Meeting will be automatically considered.

2025 Recipient
Sui Hsien Wong, MD FRCP - Research on the Treatment for Visual Snow Syndrome with a Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBCT-vision) and Functional MRI Connectivity Outcomes.

2024 Recipient
Francisco Sanchez, M.D. - "Transient Bilateral Central Scotoma on Awakening: A distinct phenomenon”

2023 Recipient
Merrick S. Reynolds, MS - "Sharp Edge Eye Syndrome: A Case Report and Survey of Self-Identified Individuals”

2022 Recipient
Alvin Liu, MD - "Detection of Optic Disc Abnormalities in Color Fundus Photographs Using Deep Learning"

2021 Recipients
Lasse Malmqvist, MD, PhD - "Progression Over 5 Years of Prelaminar Hyperreflective Lines to Optic Disc Drusen in the Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000 Eye Study"
Siwei Zhou, MD - "Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Optic Neuritis and Myelitis in COVID-19"

2020 Recipient
Melinda Chang, MD for her article with John Keltner - “Risk factors for fellow eye involvement in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION)”

2019 Recipient
Hong Jiang, MD for her paper "Altered Macular Microvasculature in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease"