ABB Optical Announces the Winners of the 10th Annual Optometry Student Challenge
Third and fourth year optometry students were invited to compete in the ABB Optical 2024 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.
Optometry Student Challenge 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
CONDITIONS: Optometry Student Challenge applies only to 3rd and 4th year students and colleges in North America. Challenge begins April 14, 2024 and participants must register no later than September 15, 2024. Abstracts for Optometry Student Challenge will be accepted until October 14, 2024. Final abstract submissions are electronic only-PDF document. Submitted abstracts for the 2024 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, 2024 and be willing to present their poster via a virtual meeting on December 11, 2024. Results of this competition will be communicated with the winners and runners-up by December 13, 2024.