Richoz Wins Troutman Prize for Study on Accelerated Photoactivated Chromophore for PACK-CXL.

Olivier Richoz, MD, has won the 24th Annual Richard C. Troutman, MD, DSc (Hon) Prize and $5000 award for an article published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery: “Antibacterial Efficacy of Accelerated Photoactivated Chromophore for Keratitis–Corneal Collagen Cross-linking (PACK-CXL)” by Olivier Richoz, Sabine Kling, Florence Hoogewoud, Arthur Hammer, David Tabibian, Patrice Francois, Jacques Schrenzel, and Farhad Hafezi. [J Refract Surg. 2014;30(12):850-854.] The prize honors Richard C. Troutman, MD, DSc (Hon). The winner is selected by a committee of four: Editor-in-Chief and three Associate Editors of the Journal. The selection criteria include originality, relevance, clarity, and scientific rigor. Dr. Richoz’s article scored highly in each of these categories.