Virginia's Voice for Ophthalmology
Our member physicians advocate for the public’s direct access to high-quality vision care through education, advocacy and community service. We are committed to increasing public awareness that eye disease and blindness can be reduced through prevention, early detection, and treatment.
VSEPS Recognizes Student and Resident Excellence
Great scholarship at the 2025 VSEPS Annual Conference. Congratulations to our award winners.
Congratulations to Samuel D. Levant, MD, Ophthalmology Resident, University of Virginia, Class of 2026, recipient of the VSEPS Resident Excellence Award. Known for his exemplary chairside manner and high level of professionalism, Dr. Levant goes above and beyond to make patients feel exceedingly comfortable with him, and treats all members of the care team with the highest respect.
Thomas Frey Award for outstanding resident research and oral presentation- Arnold Nadel, MD, Resident, Ophthalmology, EVMS, Class of 2027, for "Retinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions (RIPLs), and Implications for Ophthalmic and Cardiovascular Disease"
Outstanding Resident Poster Award - Ryan T. Duong, MD, Ophthalmology Resident, University of Virginia, Class of 2026, for "Demographic Variations in Presentation, Treatment and Outcomes in Patients with Retinal Detachments"
Excellent Student Oral Research Presentation - Tulsi Mehta, BS, 4th Year Medical Student, VCU School of Medicine, for "The Diagnostic Challenge in a Patient with Oculomotor Nerve Palsy with a Complex Medical-Social History"
Excellent Student Poster Award - Mahija Nukala, BS, Medical Student, VCU School of Medicine, Class of 2028, for "Statins and Risk of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy or Complex Retinal Detachment Repair After Primary RRD Surgery"
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Save the Date
The 20th Annual John Dickerson Lectureship
Advances in Ophthalmology
February 21, 2026
Old Dominion University’s
Eastern Virginia Medical School Campus
Lester Hall
651 Colley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
More information to come…