Dr. Eaton receives award from Lee County Medical Society
Dr. Alexander M. Eaton, director of Retina Health Center, has received Lee County Medical Society’s 2012 Scientific Achievement Award in recognition for his outstanding work in the areas of retinal science and clinical research. The society honored him for his recent work with medical students from Tulane University measuring oxygen saturation in retinal tissues and for developing a genetic test to determine which patients would be at risk for steroid-induced glaucoma. Eaton accepted the award at the Lee County Medical Society’s annual medical service awards ceremony held on Friday, Jan. 20 at Edison State College.