Research productivity and gender of research award recipients in international ophthalmology societies.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the research productivity and gender of award recipients of ophthalmology research awards in international societies.

Methods: This is a retrospective, observational study. The study population included award recipients of research awards from 36 ophthalmologic societies (listed on the International Council of Ophthalmology database) in 99 years (1922-2021).