2023 IACLE Educator of the Year Awards

Apply or nominate a friend or colleague for the 2023 IACLE Educator of the Year Awards. IACLE is offering educators the chance to become IACLE Contact Lens Educators of the Year and travel to the BCLA’s biennial conference in Manchester, UK. The 2023 awards ceremony will take place during the Gala Dinner at our 4th World Congress in Birmingham, UK, which immediately precedes the BCLA, so we hope all winners can attend. Fees to attend WC4 are waived for all IACLE members.

2023 IACLE Educator of the Year Awards

Apply or nominate a colleague now! IACLE is offering educators the chance to become IACLE Contact Lens Educators of the Year and travel to the BCLA’s biennial conference in Manchester, UK. The 2023 awards ceremony will take place during the Gala Dinner at our 4th World Congress in Birmingham, UK, which immediately precedes the BCLA

Free Student Area Registration

To give IACLE members an opportunity to tryout a Student Area and to see if this resource enhances your teaching, we are offering complimentary access for one year to our members who haven’t yet registered for a Student Area.

Register now for WC4

The registration cost, including participation in the plenary and workshop sessions, hotel accommodation, lunch on all four days, gala dinner ticket and luxury coach travel to the BCLA in Manchester, will be covered for all registered IACLE members. Applications for travel stipends close on 31 January 2023.

4th IACLE World Congress – Apply Now

Hosted at Conference Aston in Birmingham, UK, the congress will take place from 5-8 June 2023 and is timed to precede the British Contact Lens Association’s 2023 Clinical Conference & Exhibition in Manchester (9-11 June 2023). Registration opens on 30 November and applications for travel stipends close on 31 January 2023

2023 4th IACLE World Congress

We are pleased to announce that we are holding the 4th IACLE World Congress of Contact Lens Education, a global event dedicated to shaping the future training of contact lens professionals worldwide, next year hosted by Aston University in Birmingham, UK.

Register now for our Virtual Conference

We are pleased to announce that registration for our Virtual Conference is now open. Join us online on Saturday 26 November from 8:30 – 11:30 am (GMT) for a ‘Seize the opportunity’ themed conference

Menicon joins IACLE as a new sponsor

We are delighted to announce that IACLE has a new Bronze Sponsor – Menicon Co., Ltd. – a Japanese contact lens manufacturer that developed Japan’s first practical corneal contact lens. Menicon holds steadfast to safety values and strives to create comfortable and convenient contact lenses.

IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Award Winners

Congratulations to the IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Award winners for 2021 and 2022 who received their awards during the American Academy of Optometry in San Diego, USA, at IACLE's awards ceremony on Friday 28 November.

IACLE’s 2022 Awards Ceremony at the AAO

For our members who are attending the American Academy of Optometry in San Diego, we invite you to come along to the IACLE Awards Ceremony on Friday 28 October from 6 pm in the Hilton Hotel Aqua Ballroom.