The International Blindness Prevention Award, established in 1992, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the prevention of blindness or restoration of sight worldwide. The award is presented at the Academy's Annual Meeting each fall.

• 2012 - Marilyn T. Miller, MD (United States)
• 2011 - Clare E. Gilbert, MB, ChB, FRCOphth, MD, MSc
  (United Kingdom)
• 2010 - Ahmed M. Trabelsi, MD (Tunisia)
• 2009 - Louis D. Pizzarello, MD (United States)
• 2008 - Susan Lewallen, MD (Tanzania) and
  Paul Courtright, DrPH (Tanzania)
• 2007 - Bruce E. Spivey, MD (United States) and
  Gottfried O.H. Naumann, MD (Germany)
• 2006 - Gullapalli N. Rao, MD (India)
• 2005 - Allen Foster, MD (United Kingdom)
• 2004 - Hannah B. Faal, MD (The Gambia)
• 2003 - Frank Billson, MD (Australia)
• 2002 - Akef El Maghraby, MD (Saudi Arabia)
• 2001 - Hugh R. Taylor, MD (Australia) 
• 2000 - Ramachandra Pararajasegaram, MD (Switzerland)
• 1999 - Francisco Contreras, MD (Peru)
• 1998 - Al Sommer, MD (United States)
• 1997 - Kazuichi Konyama, MD (Japan)
• 1996 - Bjorn Thylefors, MD (Switzerland)
• 1995 - Moses Chirambo, MD (Malawi)
• 1994 - Barrie R. Jones, MD (United Kingdom)
• 1993 - Norval E. Christy, MD (United States)
• 1992 - Govindappa Venkataswamy, MD (India)