Announcement of the VDCO Peter-Abel-Award

The Association of German Contact Lens Specialists and Optometrists (VDCO) is awarding the Peter Abel Award for scientific work for the 28th time. The prize is awarded for innovative and outstanding work in the field of contact optics, eye physiology and optometry. The prize is offered for current scientific work that has led to the attainment of the Ph.D. degree. The winning paper will be characterised by topicality, scientific research and innovation. This year, the Peter-Abel-Award is endowed with € 2,000.00. Former awardees include Neema Ghorbani Mojarrad, Ph.D., Prof. Lyndon Jones, Ph.D., Prof. Nathan Efron, Ph.D and Dr. Janine Rolfs.

PROCEEDINGS

Applicants must submit the completed dissertation or all associated papers that led to the award of the doctoral degree / Ph.D. no more than two years ago by 9. June 2024 (file format Adobe PDF). An international, independent jury will evaluate all submitted papers. The award ceremony will take place on Friday, 6 October 2023 in Essen at the VDCO annual conference as part of SICHT.KONTAKTE2023. The Peter Abel Award is associated with a half-hour lecture in German or English on the award-winning topic. Possible travel expenses for one person will be covered.

Further information can be found online at www.vdco.de.