THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SPECTACLE MAKERS

AWARD

FOR INNOVATION IN BRITISH OPTICS

Winners - 2001

The first prize of £1,000 was awarded to Professor Mo Jalie & Liveryman Robert Roote for their Clinical Demonstrator of the Benefit of Anti-Reflection Coating. This shows clearly and simply the great benefit to the wearer of an anti-reflection coating in high contrast lighting conditions. It demonstrates the benefit by starkly displaying a particularly uncomfortable and hazardous night driving situation.

The second prize of £400 was won by Contact Lens Precision Laboratories Limited for their development of Spherical Aberration Management Technology Application to Cast-Moulded and Lathe-Cut Contact Lenses. The technology has been developed to improve the power control and inherent quality of all contact lenses, regardless of material or manufacturing method employed.

Third prize of £200 went to Dr David Thomson of City University for his Test Chart 2000. This is a Windows based computer programme designed to exploit modern developments in display technology to provide optometrists with an extremely powerful and versatile tool for vision assessment.

Fuller information on the award winning entries may be found by following the links below.