ABB Optical Group has named six finalists for its 11th Annual Optometry Student Challenge, a competition recognizing innovative research from optometry students nationwide. The finalists will present their scientific posters during a live webinar Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET, where attendees and judges will help determine the winners.
Three students will each receive a $1,500 travel grant to present their work at the 2026 Global Specialty Lens Symposium, set to take place Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas.
"These students have put their hearts into creating thoughtful contact lens cases, and it's truly inspiring to see,” says Dede Reyes, FCLSA, director of consultation and education for ABB Optical Group. “Please come out and support these future optometrists by casting your vote on December 11.”
Webinar registration is available here.
Meet the 2025 optometry student finalists:
| Author | Presentation | Optometry School |
| Derik Holmberg | Effects on the Anterior Segment from Multifocal Contact Lens Myopia Control: Results from the BLINK study | Ohio State University, College of Optometry |
| Wayland Leung | A Good Impression Goes a Long Way: Impression-Based Gas Permeable Lens for Management of Exposure Keratopathy and Filtering Glaucoma Bleb | Southern California College of Optometry, Marshall B. Ketchum University |
| Kaitlyn Nguyen | Multifocal Success with Dual-Modality Lenses in Post-Surgical Cornea | State University of New York, College of Optometry |
| Jessica Quinagoran | Scleral Lenses as a Non-Surgical Solution for Congenital Ptosis and Ocular Surface Disease | Southern California College of Optometry, Marshall B. Ketchum University |
| Heimraj Resaul | Precision Vision: HOA Corrected Dual Sagittal Scleral Lens in Traumatic Aphakia | Pennsylvania College of Optometry |
| Vincent Vu | First Report of Ointment-Filled Scleral Lens to Heal Persistent Epithelial Defect with Continuous Wear | Southern California College of Optometry, Marshall B. Ketchum University |