The Innovation Awards 2014

Showcasing the greatest ophthalmic advances of the year Our December issue will showcase the Top 15 greatest innovations of 2014. Whether transformative technology, game-changing surgical technique, or a benchmark-breaking scientific advance, if the innovation was announced in 2014, it is eligible for the Innovation Award. Notably, the top five innovations will be offered the opportunity to share the development story behind the innovation in a three-page Profession article for The Ophthalmologist. To nominate an innovation, email the Editor, Mark Hillen at mark.hillen@texerepublishing.com (Subject line: 2014 Innovation Awards). To be considered, please include:

• Name of innovation
• Brief description (~10 words)
• Detailed description (50-150 words)
• The potential impact of the innovation (50-100 words)
• One image (if applicable)

The Ophthalmologist Innovation Awards will be published in the December 2014 issue of  The Ophthalmologist, in print, on the iPad app and online.

About the Author(s)

Mark Hillen

I spent seven years as a medical writer, writing primary and review manuscripts, congress presentations and marketing materials for numerous – and mostly German – pharmaceutical companies. Prior to my adventures in medical communications, I was a Wellcome Trust PhD student at the University of Edinburgh.

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