Award of Excellence 
 

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.

Past Award Winners 

2021

   Otto Wichterle 

2020 

Joseph Barr, OD, MS

2019

Craig Norman, FCLSA 

2018

Thomas Aller, OD

Pauline Cho, BOptom, Med, PhD

Earl Smith, OD, PhD

Jeff Walline, OD, PhD

2016

Ed Bennett, OD, MDEd

Gerald E. Lowther, OD, PhD

Robert B. Mandell, OD, PhD

Anthony J. Phillips, MPhil, FBOA, HD

2015

Don Ezekiel 

Kenneth Pullum

Perry Rosenthal, MD

Rients Visser

2014 

Donald R. Korb, OD, FAAO

2013 

Professor Brien Holden