Award of Excellence

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.

2025

Loretta Szczotka-Flynn

2024

Jan Bergmanson

2023