26 | EYEWORLD DAILY NEWS | APRIL 24, 2022
ASCRS ANNUAL MEETING DAILY NEWS
T
he ASCRS
Foundation
is excited to
announce
that Roger Oha-
nesian, MD, is the
2022 recipient of
the Chang-Crandall
Humanitarian Award. The award is
endowed by a generous gift from David
and Victoria Chang to celebrate and
honor outstanding humanitarian work
with an emphasis on cataract blindness
and disability. It will be presented to
him at today's General Session. Dr.
Ohanesian has earmarked the finan-
cial prize for the Armenian EyeCare
Project.
"I think the Armenian EyeCare
Project has given me an enormous
sense of purpose and good feeling and
has been the honor of a lifetime," Dr.
Ohanesian said. "To be recognized and
lauded by my own colleagues within
ASCRS for my 30 years of devotion to
this cause is very gratifying. I would
be remiss if I did not include the many
ophthalmologists who have joined me
multiple times to bring advanced diag-
nostic and surgical techniques to our
grateful colleagues in Armenia. I am
in awe of what we have accomplished
and immeasurably proud of how far
this program has come."
Dr. Ohanesian was born in Bos-
ton, Massachusetts, as the son of two
first-generation Armenian immigrants.
His interest in medicine stemmed
from growing up within a family of
accomplished medical practitioners.
Dr. Ohanesian was aware from a young
age that he wanted to pursue a career
in medicine and was inspired by his
grandmother to train in ophthalmology.
She became blind after an unsuccessful
cataract surgery, and Dr. Ohanesian
promised he would dedicate his life
to making sure no one should have to
suffer that fate.
Dr. Ohanesian graduated from
Boston University and went on to
receive his medical education at the
University of Vermont. He continued
with a residency in ophthalmology and
clinical fellowship at Harvard Medical
School. Dr. Ohanesian founded Har-
vard Eye Associates in California where
he currently works as president.
Thirty years ago, Dr. Ohanesian
received an emergency communication
Roger Ohanesian, MD, selected for 2022 ASCRS Foundation
Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award
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