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Academy Foundation<br />

2004/2005 Award Recipients<br />

Each year the Foundation honors both individuals and<br />

organizations that have provided extraordinary support for our<br />

mission. Below list of the 2004/2005 award recipients.<br />

STANLEY M. TRUHLSEN, MD<br />

Dr. Stanley Truhlsen has provided a gift of<br />

$1 million towards the Museum of Vision.<br />

In doing so, Dr. Truhlsen became a charter<br />

member of The Visionary Society.<br />

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EYE<br />

FOUNDATION, INC.<br />

The Knights Templar Eye Foundation has<br />

been a long-standing partner in supporting<br />

EyeCare America. Their contributions to<br />

the Seniors EyeCare Program have enabled<br />

us to serve hundreds of thousands of<br />

people and reach millions more each year<br />

with our messages about eye health and<br />

blindness prevention.<br />

RETINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION<br />

The Retina Research Foundation has<br />

provided over $1 million to the Academy<br />

Foundation with ongoing support<br />

throughout the years. This year the<br />

organization provided us with a gift of<br />

$100,000 toward ophthalmic education.<br />

We are grateful to the Retina Research<br />

Foundation for its ongoing support and<br />

commitment to our mission.<br />

DAVID PALMER, MD<br />

Dr. David Palmer has demonstrated his<br />

commitment to the preservation of sight<br />

by proactively seeking opportunities to<br />

educate the general public about glaucoma<br />

risk factors and to promote the importance<br />

of glaucoma exams. Dr. Palmer has sought<br />

out ways to elevate EyeCare America<br />

programs by securing interviews with local<br />

and national media outlets such as Ebony<br />

magazine and WTBS-TV.<br />

PFIZER OPHTHALMICS<br />

Over the past two years, Pfizer<br />

Ophthalmics has contributed more than<br />

$1.6 million to the Foundation. Included<br />

in that is a $1.5 million grant used to<br />

support EyeCare America’s Glaucoma<br />

EyeCare Program.<br />

ALCON<br />

This year, we recognized Alcon for<br />

its continued support of the Academy<br />

Foundation and their recent contribution<br />

of $1.125 million to EyeCare America’s<br />

Seniors EyeCare Program.<br />

SANTEN, INC.<br />

Over the last two years, Santen has<br />

supported educational programs of the<br />

Foundation with support totaling over<br />

$200,000.<br />

ALLERGAN, INC.<br />

Allergan’s support of Foundation<br />

programs for the last two years has totaled<br />

over $125,000.<br />

NOVARTIS OPHTHALMICS<br />

We would like to thank Novartis<br />

Ophthalmics for two years of contributions<br />

totaling more than $100,000.

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