Growing up in a “medical family” in South Africa where his father was an ophthalmologist, Dr. Trope followed in his father’s footsteps by training in ophthalmology in the United Kingdom, including a PhD at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Dr. Graham E. Trope is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto. Since 1984 he has directed the Glaucoma Service at University Health Network for last 38 years. He is the past Chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of Toronto and past Ophthalmologist in Chief at University Health Network. Dr. Trope has published more than 225 scientific peer-reviewed research papers, wrote two books, served as Editor-in-Chief for the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and trained 51 glaucoma fellows from all parts of Canada and around the world. He has peer-reviewed research funding as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator for most of his career. He has received the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons Council Award for his contributions to patient care. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his contribution to Ophthalmology and in 2018 he received a Life Time Achievement Award from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. In 2018 he was given the President’s Award from the Canadian Glaucoma Society for “a career of excellence in patient care and research”. He was appointed Hon President of the International Association of Glaucoma Surgeons in Montreal in 2018.