Clare Gilbert Receives Pisart Vision Award from Lighthouse

Professor Clare Gilbert has put prevention of childhood blindness a global issue, and for such service, Lighthouse International has given her its 2012 Pisart Vision Award. The award is presented annually to the individual who has made a noteworthy contribution to preventing and treating vision impairment. Gilbert, a Professor of International Eye Health, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of London, runs the research undertaken by the International Centre for Eye Health. Its research agenda reflects the priorities of Vision 2020 the Right to Sight. Professor Gilbert, a clinical ophthalmologist for 10 years, has researched the epidemiology of blindness in children, particularly in middle and low income countries. She recently studied the causes behind the blindness of children in Bangladesh, with an emphasis on childhood cataract. Read more.