The President awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to 12 researchers at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
Dr. Peyman, a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, has been recognized for other achievements in ophthalmology, including developing the Krupin valve for glaucoma surgery and a telescopic intra-ocular device for macular degeneration sufferers, among other surgical techniques.
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