World’s largest vision award goes to Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel

Botond Roska and José-Alain Sahel have been awarded the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award worth EUR 1 million for their groundbreaking research in vision restoration, particularly through optogenetic therapies. Their work has successfully demonstrated the ability to partially restore visual function in blind patients with retinitis pigmentosa, marking a major advancement in treating vision loss.