BCLA Medal

The BCLA Medal is the Association’s most prestigious award. It is awarded to an individual at the biennial BCLA Clinical Conference and Exhibition and recognises outstanding achievement in the field of contact lenses and/or anterior eye. This could represent a significant contribution to the development, understanding, appreciation or usage of contact lenses, through invention, research, industrial work, clinical practice, or a similar level of contribution relating to anterior eye or technology for assessing the anterior eye, or such other means that are considered appropriate by the BCLA Council.  

 

How to apply

To be considered for the 2024 BCLA Medal, please return the nomination form by 8 November 2024, together with any additional pertinent information via email to [email protected]

 

BCLA Medal recipients

2023 Professor Eric Papas
2021 Professor James Wolffsohn
2019 Professor Lyndon Jones
2017 Professor Michel Guillon
2015 Professor Fiona Stapleton
2014 Professor Philip Morgan
2013 Judith Morris
2012 Professor Alan Tomlinson
2011 Professor Mark Wilcox
2009 Professor Debbie Sweeney
2010 Dr Donald Korb
2008 Professor Des Fonn
2007 Professor H Dwight Cavanagh
2006 Professor Charles McMonnies
2005 Professor Ken Polse
2004 Professor Leo Carney
2002 Dr Hikaro Hamano
2003 Professor Brian Tighe
2001 Professor Nathan Efron
2000 Professor Barry Weissman
1999 Mr Keith Edwards
1998 Professor Jan Bergmanson
1997 Professor Brien Holden
1996 Mr John Dart
1995 Professor Richard Hill
1994 Professor Irving Fatt
1993 Professor Otto Wichterle