The Global Specialty Lens Symposium Award of Excellence was established in 2013. The award is given periodically by the Program Committee to a distinguished clinician, scholar, and/or scientist to recognize their lifelong achievements in the field of contact lenses, especially as they relate to specialty contact lenses. The individuals selected are recognized for their contributions to the field of contact lenses, including development, practice, translation of knowledge and education, and scholarly activity, all of which moved the field forward in seminal ways. The honorees are recognized at the annual Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) meeting in Las Vegas.
2024
2023
2022 - Not Awarded
2021
2020
2019
2018 - Myopia Management Pioneers
2017 - Not Awarded
2016 - Textbook Pioneers
2015 - Scleral Lens Pioneers
2014
2013