Meet the 2020 winners
Find out who won in the AOP Awards 2020
Charity of the Year
Sponsor: VISUfarma
Winner: Macular Society
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- RNIB
- SeeAbility
Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year
Sponsor: Bausch + Lomb
Winner: Dipesh Chhatralia
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Iain Johnson
Dispensing Optician of the Year
Winner: Sarah Grant, Clearview Opticians
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Sheryl Doe, Allegro Optical
- Stacey Griffiths, Clearview Opticians
Frame of the Year
Winner: Walter & Herbert by Optoplast Actman Eyewear
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Blackcap by Bird Glasses
- Florida by Booth&Bruce
- Hackett Bespoke HSB887 sunglasses
- ISM110950C01 IO UNCONVENTIONAL by Lio
- Pienza by Safarro
Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
Winner: Coleman Opticians Hearing and Vision Centre
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Maloney Opticians
- Specsavers Keighley
Hospital Optometry Team of the Year
Winner: Optometry Led Glaucoma and Urgent Care Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Royal United Hospital Optometry Team
- Sheffield Children’s Hospital Eye Department
Lecturer of the Year
Winner: Dr Rakhee Shah
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Dr Phillip Buckhurst
- Sarah Williams
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsor: Alcon
The Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by an AOP panel, including our Chief Executive and Chair.
Winner: Professor Martin Rubinstein.
Locum of the Year
Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Vision
Winner: Prinal Patel
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Akchlass Bazza
- Craig McCoy
Newly-qualified Optometrist of the Year
Winner: Adam Matthews
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Josephine Evans
- Zachary Cairns
Optometrist of the Year
Winner: Dr Saleel Jivraj
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Don Williams
- Edward Lyons
- Jennifer Smith
- Matthew Burford
Practice of the Year
Sponsor: Optos PLC
Winner: Specsavers Derby
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Central Vision Opticians
- Davies & Jones Optometrists
- Shrewsbury Optometry
- Specsavers Torquay Willows
Practice Team Member of the Year
Sponsor: Lloyd & Whyte
Winner: Lorraine Richmond, Lynne Fernandes Optometrists
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Hazel Parkyn, Clearview Opticians
- Lucy Gibson, Clearview Opticians
Product of the Year
Sponsor: 100% Optical
Winner: ACUVUE® OASYS with Transitions™ by Johnson & Johnson Vision
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- ARC Steady by Caledonian Optical
- IDRA Ocular Surface Analyser by SBM Sistemi
- Optos - Monaco by Optos
- Systane® COMPLETE by Alcon
- The MP-eye by Azul Optics
Student of the Year
Winner: Emily Mather
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- Emilia Ford
- Khambreal Garland
The headline sponsor for this year's AOP Awards was CooperVision.