Staff

Mrs. Laura Beckwith has successfully managed the financial, development, and day-to-day operations of the Foundation since 1993. She and her husband, Mark, reside in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where she is headquartered. Laura also spearheads the highly acclaimed Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research, which is considered the Nobel Prize of vision research. Alongside the BrightFocus Foundation, Laura has laudably organized the Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research’s annual event for more than 30 years.

Dr. Kuhn, also known as the father of modern ocular traumatology, has worked alongside Dr. Robert Morris for more than 30 years and has presented their clinical research findings at more than 2,100 international meetings. He and Dr. Morris have developed many new surgical treatments to combat vitreoretinal diseases. He has published and/or edited more than 400 articles, books and book chapters. Originally from Budapest, Hungary, Dr. Kuhn still practices vitreoretinal surgery, with an emphasis on ocular trauma, throughout Europe, but focuses mainly on Hungary, Poland and Serbia.

Mrs. Linda Laney coordinates the HKERF researchers, retina fellows, ophthalmology residents, and medical students and assigns and manages all clinical research projects on behalf of HKERF. Linda also serves as the clinical research coordinator for the Clinical Trial for Retinal Detachment Prevention via Ora Secunda Cerclage, or Encircling Laser Retinopexy for Stickler Syndrome Eyes.