Gholamali Peyman; An Inspiring Iranian Professor; Who Invented Lasik Eye Surgery
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Barack Obama awarded LASIK eye surgery inventor, Gholam Peyman, MD, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor bestowed on an American inventor, during a ceremony at the White House on Feb. 1. Peyman, a professor of Optical Sciences and Engineering at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, is among 12 researchers to receive the honor.