A Look at 25 Years of GSLS and Specialty Lenses - Takeaways - MDSpire

A Look at 25 Years of GSLS and Specialty Lenses

In this year’s keynote speech, Craig Norman and Patrick Caroline took a walk down memory lane to examine the last 2 and a half decades of both the Global Specialty Lens Symposium and specialty contact lenses.

  • By

  • Deborah Fisher

  • January 1, 2026

  • 7 min

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    The Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) evolved from the Global Orthokeratology Symposium to focus on specialty contact lenses.

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    GSLS has significantly contributed to the development of myopia control and modern scleral lenses over the past 25 years.

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    The conference has facilitated groundbreaking research, including the first prospective study on orthokeratology's impact on axial eye growth.

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    GSLS has hosted over 2,800 poster presentations, showcasing extensive research in the specialty lens field.

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    The symposium serves as a vital platform for professionals to connect and share advancements in contact lens technology.

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A Look at 25 Years of GSLS and Specialty Lenses

  • by Deborah Fisher

  • January 1, 2026

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