Oct. 26, 2023 — Lighthouse Guild has announced the recipients of its 2023 awards for significant accomplishments in vision science, technological innovation, and advocacy for people with vision impairment.
 
Lighthouse Guild hosted a lecture and awards ceremony on Oct. 19 in New York City, where Calvin W. Roberts, M.D., president and CEO of Lighthouse Guild, presented awards to recognize the accomplishments of the following recipients:

• Wiley A. Chambers, M.D., earned the Alfred W. Bressler Prize for Outstanding Advancements in Vision Science and presented a lecture titled “Approving New Ophthalmic Drugs.”
• Saqib Shaikh was honored with the Pisart Award in Technological Innovation and presented “Seeing AI: Empowering People with Vision Loss Through the Power of Technology.”
• Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney was chosen to deliver the Dr. Alan R. Morse Lecture in Advocacy and presented “The Importance of Advocacy for People with Disabilities.”