Marvin L. Sears, M.D.

Marvin L. Sears, M.D., adjunct professor of ophthalmology and visual science, and founder and former chair of the department, was recognized by the American Glaucoma Society with the Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the scientific understanding and clinical treatment of glaucoma. The society’s tribute included a video from former President Bush congratulating Sears. This spring, Yale University conferred on Sears the Meritorious Service Award for Science and Engineering. At a symposium last spring, Yale Alumni in Ophthalmology and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science honored Sears with a symposium. In addition, benefactor Herbert Lotman endowed a lectureship in Sears’ name.