2025 Dr. Arthur B. Epstein GPLI Award for Excellence in Specialty Contact Lenses and Anterior Segment Disease

Presented to Dr. John Gelles

About the Recipient

Dr. John Gelles is a world-renowned expert in specialty contact lens design, fitting, and management. He is the director of the specialty contact lens division of the Cornea and Laser Eye Institute, P.A. in Teaneck, NJ. He is a Specialty Contact Lens provider and PROSE Clinical Fellow. Patients travel to the institute from all over the world for treatment due to his excellence in and dedication to the field of specialty contact lenses. He is a board member of the Contact Lens Society of America, an executive board member of the International Keratoconus Academy, and an advisory board member for the Gas Permeable Lens Institute. He is invited regularly to lecture nationally and internationally on specialty contact lenses and keratoconus. He is a frequent author in several medical journals and professional publications. As part of his academic positions, he teaches optometry students and ophthalmology residents about specialty contact lenses and their role in visual rehabilitation and therapeutic treatment of ocular disease.

John D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA
Cornea and Laser Eye Institute
vision-institute.com