ABB Optical Announces the 11th Annual Optometry Student Challenge
Third and fourth year optometry students are challenged to compete in the ABB Optical 2025 Optometry Student Challenge. A $1500 travel grant to the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) will be provided to each of the three top authors to attend GSLS and present their winning posters.
Our 2025 Winners
Colleen Furey (NOVA): Reverse Geometry Intralimbal GP Fitting on a Monocular Patient with Multiple Glaucoma Drainage Devices - A Low Vision Perspective; Mariana Garcia (Salus): One Eye - two views Resolving Monocular Diplopia in Keratoconus with Custom HOA-Correcting Scleral Lenses; Suzanna Hui (NECO): Debilitating Ocular Surface Diseases Managed With Scleral Lenses
Honorable Mentions
Brandon Cohenmehr (SUNY): A+ Solution for Triple A Syndrome; Clair Chu (Salus): Importance of Corneal Diameter in Orthokeratology Lens Design
DETAILS & DATES TO REMEMBER:
- Identify your student-based case report or research study project.
- Topics are restricted to Contact Lenses and may include (but not limited to) contact lens applications for presbyopia, keratoconus, corneal topography, post penetrating keratoplasty or related irregular corneal surface, myopia control, lens care/solutions, custom soft lenses, ortho-k instrumentation for measurement of the ocular surface and sports/performance vision.
- Notify ABB Optical Group of your interest in participating. Registration begins on April 16, 2025 and must be submitted by August 31, 2025.
- Submit an abstract on your project by October 14, 2025.
- Based on the judge's decision, 6 abstracts will be selected and all finalists will be notified by October 20, 2025.
- Authors of the top 6 abstracts selected will be asked to convert each of their submissions into the required poster PDF format and must submit their posters by November 27, 2025. The 6 finalists will be presenting their posters live via a virtual meeting on December 11, 2025.
- Of the 6 abstracts, the top 3 will be recognized at the 2025 GSLS held January 7-10, 2026 at Paris Las Vegas.
- Travel grants of $1500 will be provided to attend the symposium, and will cover travel and accommodations.
- Complimentary registration to the 2025 GSLS will be provided by the meeting.
- Three authors and their work will be recognized as honorable mention and authors will receive $250 each.
REGISTER NOW Submit Your Abstract
CONDITIONS: Optometry Student Challenge applies only to 3rd and 4th year students and colleges in North America. Challenge begins April 16, 2025 and participants must register no later than August 31, 2025. Abstracts for Optometry Student Challenge will be accepted until October 14, 2025. Final abstract submissions are electronic only-PDF document. Submitted abstracts for the 2025 3rd or 4th Year Optometry Student Challenge will be accepted only through this website. Printed forms or faxed forms will not be accepted. Abstracts are limited to 4,000 characters total (including spaces, punctuation, etc.). Submissions that exceed this limit will not be accepted by the website, but the submitter will immediately be given the opportunity to modify the submission so that it fits within this size limit. Authors are encouraged to keep abstracts succinct. Primary authors will receive immediate confirmation that their abstract was received via an e-mail confirmation sent to the address listed for the communicating author. The submitting author is responsible for assuring that all co-authors have read the final submitted version of the abstract and confirm that they have consented explicitly to including their names in the list of authors. The 6 finalists must submit their posters by November 27, 2025 and be willing to present their poster via a virtual meeting on December 11, 2025. Results of this competition will be communicated with the winners and runners-up by December 13, 2025.