Meet the 2020 winners
Find out who won in the AOP Awards 2020
Charity of the Year
![VISUfarma logo](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2020/sponsors/visufarmalogo200.jpg?rev=501375573bef4d69b287c8d4f4965343&hash=05F7B32922CAF5CDDD4F6194EAA76A49)
Sponsor: VISUfarma
Winner: Macular Society
Also shortlisted for this Award:
- RNIB
- SeeAbility
Contact Lens Practitioner of the Year
![Bausch + Lomb](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2020/sponsors/bl_corporate_logo306.jpg?rev=aa9cf8c91fc64ea5b9de84aad47536ea&hash=EC668143B7447EC3BE455698EF334CA7)
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
![Alcon logo](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2020/sponsors/alcon2019180.gif?rev=90e1983bbdaf4d8ba7f27053e3e8e6fb&hash=BF375C194E622193B0E7D6DEE12EEEC9)
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
![J&J Vision logo](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2019/sponsor-logos/jj-vision-logo.jpg?rev=5c46725e25fe4b94b27fa5a1384ccf45&hash=334A5EB3F0D05E10DB71E69FB5162BAD)
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
![NikonOptos logo](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2020/sponsors/nikonoptosdec2019.jpg?rev=377586bb9ca4490f8b90e3351e94a71b&hash=796D40320BBC680927304939672790B5)
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
![Lloydwhite_small](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/ot/sponsor-logos/lloydwhite_small.png?rev=9f2eef524dbb43b7947d3903858a2966&hash=0716B6C76101F97F42EAA36ABFB1E696)
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
![100pct Optical 2020](/cdn-cgi/image/quality=95,fit=scale-down,format=auto,sharpen=0,metadata=none,width=400/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2020/sponsors/100pctoptical2020_200.jpg?rev=98cb2aec015f4f369cb576b3dfcd1a91&hash=6F7D7C56628B5EE28D53C82C91F711C4)
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
![Coopervision150](/-/media/aop/pages/education-and-events/awards/2019/sponsor-logos/coopervision150.gif?h=125&w=150&rev=612a3c512059478cb778d3474d6b6cba&hash=DFB231D3C054DF06692069F533E25CEF)
The headline sponsor for this year's AOP Awards was CooperVision.