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October 2008: UBC faculty members win prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award

Two UBC faculty members, Dr. Paul Courtright and his wife Dr. Susan Lewallen, have won the prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award for 2008 from the American Academy of Ophthalmology(AAO).

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