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IACLE opens awards nominations

L-R: Head of professional development at Specsavers, Neil Retallic, 2023 award winner Professor May Bakkar, former president, CooperVision specialty eye care Dr Juan Carlos Aragón and IACLE president, professor Philip Morgan at the 2023 IACLE Awards ceremony, Birmingham.

Nominations have opened for the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards 2024, sponsored by CooperVision.

Regional winners will receive a bursary of up to $3,000 towards the cost of attending the American Academy of Optometry’s annual meeting in Indianapolis on November 6-9.

Professor Philip Morgan, IACLE president, said: ‘I am pleased to announce that nominations are now open for our 2024 Awards. This year, three Educators of the Year and one Travel Award winner will attend international conferences and receive certificates to celebrate their success.’

The Travel Award also has a bursary prize to allow IACLE members to attend a meeting on a national, regional, or international basis.