We are proud to report that Cynthia Toth, MD received the Jack Kanski medal from the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) for contributions to the world of Pediatric Ophthalmology from someone who did not train in Pediatric Ophthalmology. Dr. Toth presented "Pediatric Retinal Imaging and OCT: Now" and in the Future as keynote speaker.
Dr. Toth is a world expert in retinal imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and pioneered both the first use of a research hand-held spectral domain OCT system for infant examination and the first intraoperative OCT-guided ophthalmic surgical system. For infants and children, Dr. Toth's multidisciplinary team has demonstrated novel eye findings that are visible only with OCT imaging and that are often associated with brain disease or challenges of brain development. In surgery, Dr. Toth performed the world's first intraoperative OCT imaging and the first swept-source OCT imaging with heads-up display during retinal surgery. With colleagues in the Duke Eye Center and in Biomedical Engineering, she perfecting such techniques. She has been repeatedly honored among the Best Doctors in America.
Upon receiving this award, Toth recognized her valued colleagues at Duke in Pediatric Opthalmology, Pediatric Neuro Ophthalmology and Pediatric Retina. Medical students Kai Seely and Anthony Therattil, who worked with Lejla Vajzovic, MD to write the Retina chapter in the upcoming book by Ken Nischall on OCT for pediatric ophthalmology were also recognized for their hard work.