BCLA Clinical Conference & Exhibition
ICC Birmingham | 5 - 7 June 2025

The BCLA awards, honours, and competitions celebrate the world’s finest contact lens and anterior eye professionals – with the BCLA honouring the very best in the business. BCLA will honour those who have a track record for excellence in eye care and a passion for pioneering new techniques that are transforming everyday practice.

All award and honours recipients and competition winners will be presented at the 2025 Clinical Conference & Exhibition. 

Please view the categories below for more information and for details on how to apply and/or to nominate. 

Nominations are now open for the following awards and honours: 

BCLA Medal

• BCLA Medal - Deadline: 8 November 2024 

BCLA Research Awards

• Irving Fatt Memorial Lecture - Deadline: 8 November 2024 
  
  
• BCLA Da Vinci Award - Deadline: 3 February 2025
  
  
• BCLA Fellowship - Deadline: 29 November 2024
  

BCLA Professional Awards

•  Young UK Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year - Deadline: 7 April 2025
  
  
• Myopia Management Practitioner of the Year - Deadline: 7 April 2025 
  
  
• Hospital Optometry Practitioner of the Year - Deadline: 7 April 2025
  
  
• Dry Eye Practitioner of the Year Award - Deadline: 7 April 2025
  
  
• BCLA Industry Award - Deadline: 7 April 2025
  

BCLA Competition Categories

• Diane Gould Photographic Competition - More information coming soon!
  
  
• Poster Competition -  More information coming soon!