Dr. Thasarat Vajaranant receives the American Galucoma Society Thom J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD, Memorial Award

Congratulations to BIRCWH scholar Thasarat Vajaranant, who was named the first recipient of the “American Glaucoma Society – Thom J. Zimmerman, MD, PhD Memorial Award, Supported by Valeant Ophthalmics.” The award is in memory of Dr. Thom J. Zimmerman, Emeritus Professor and Chair of the Department of Opjtjalmology and Visual Sciences and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Louisville, and the developer of the glaucoma medication timolol maleate (TIMOPTIC). The award consists of an unrestricted grant to support Thasarat’s clinical research study, “A Feasibility Study to Assess the Accuracy of Self-Reported Glaucoma Outcomes and Participant Interest in Ancillary Glaucoma Studies as Part of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Extension.”  The WHI is a large-scale national study cohort, providing a unique opportunity to build a large multiracial and multiethnic database regarding the genotype-phenotype influence on primary open-angle glaucoma. More information about the award is available online.