Professor Rupert Bourne was awarded the Vision Excellence award to recognise outstanding contributions to eye health during the twenty years of VISION 2020.
The citation was summarized as follows:
Professor Bourne’s leadership of the Vision Loss Expert Group (VLEG) throughout VISION 2020 has raised awareness of the prevalence of eye diseases globally and has provided a consistent starting point for health agencies (e.g. WHO, UN), governments and international charities to compare, plan, justify and monitor eye-health interventions.
https://www.iapb.org/connect/members/vision-excellence-awards/vision-excellence-awards-rupert-bourne