Pioneers Lecturer
The Pioneers Lecturer is selected by the BCLA on the basis of an individual's contribution to the field of contact lenses.
The Pioneers Lecture was formerly known as the George Nissel Memorial Lecture (1983-2003).
Pioneers Lecturer
| 2011 | Dr Eef van der Worp |
| 2010 | Professor Lyndon Jones |
| 2009 | Dr Alan Saks |
| 2008 | Professor Nathan Efron |
| 2007 | Professor John Marshall |
| 2006 | Dr Barbara Caffery |
| 2005 | Dr Donald Korb |
| 2004 | Professor Neil Charman |
George Nissel Memorial Lecturer
| 2003 | Dan Ehrlich |
| 2002 | Professor Alan Tomlinson |
| 2001 | Professor Nathan Efron |
| 2000 | Dr Loretta B Szczotka |
| 1999 | Professor Brien Holden |
| 1998 | Ian Cox |
| 1997 | Dr H Dwight Cavanagh |
| 1996 | Patrick Caroline |
| 1995 | Professor Barry Weissman |
| 1994 | Dr Suzanne Fleizig |
| 1993 | Ken Polse |
| 1992 | Frank Jones |
| 1991 | Dr Jan Kok |
| 1990 | Professor Nathan Efron |
| 1989 | Eric Papas |
| 1988 | Professor Brian Tighe |
| 1987 | Dr Bill Sammons |
| 1986 | Anne Silk |
| 1985 | Professor Otto Wichterle |
| 1984 | Mr Ian Mackie |
| 1983 | Professor Montague Ruben |
