Big Science Prize Goes to New Approaches on Corneal Disease

Big Science Prize Goes to New Approaches on Corneal Disease
Corneal surgeons Gerrit Melles poses in a consultation room at Briebergen in the Netherlands on April 27, 2004. Michel Porro/Getty Images
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LISBON, Portugal—A Dutch and a Swedish scientist are sharing a €1 million ($1 million) eyesight prize from a Portuguese foundation for their innovative work on corneal diseases.

Gerrit Melles, from the Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery in Rotterdam, has revolutionized the surgical treatment of corneal disease, the Champalimaud Foundation said Wednesday in announcing the winners of its annual Vision Award.