Introducing Christine A. Curcio and Cynthia Owsley, the 2025 Recipients of the Proctor Medal.

StudyInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science· Mar 2026

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Researchers honored for 40 years of pioneering contributions to age-related macular degeneration.

Maximilian Pfau

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · Mar 2026 · Q1 in Ophthalmology

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the duration of their pioneering research uncovering early age-related macular degeneration

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Curcio, PhD, and Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, have been jointly honored with the 2025 Proctor Medal by ARVO.

In their Proctor Medal Lecture, titled "The Science of Rod-Mediated Dark Adaptation, an Outcome Measure for Age-Related Macular Degeneration," Drs.

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Curcio and Owsley combined insights from two research careers on retinal biology, visual function, aging, and AMD.