Jerald A. Bovino, MD ’71,
a retired professor of ophthalmology
at the Medical
College of
Ohio, was
presented
the 5th
Zivojnovic
Honor
Award by the European
Vitreoretinal Society on
September 18, 2007, in
Venice, Italy. He is the first
American ever to win this
prestigious award, which
was established to recognize
Relya Zivojnovic, one
of the founders of the vitreoretinal
surgical specialty.
A pioneer in the field of
vitreoretinal and macular
surgery, Bovino invented
the intraoperative use of
the laser during retinal
detachment surgery and
wrote and edited the first
textbook on macular surgery.
He also was one of the
founders of the Vitreous
Society and the American
Society of Retina Specialists,
where he currently serves
as a founding director.