ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2025

In April 2025, during the annual ASCRS Congress held in Los Angeles, Dr. Elena Barraquer was honored with the ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award 2025, one of the most distinguished international recognitions in the field of humanitarian ophthalmology.

This award acknowledges her remarkable humanitarian career and her longstanding commitment to the fight against avoidable blindness through the work of the Elena Barraquer Foundation. The prize includes a USD 100,000 donation, which will be allocated in full to the Foundation in support of its medical outreach programmes and the further expansion of its international impact.