Prof. Lyndon Jones
DSc, FCOptom, FAAO

Lyndon Jones is a Professor at the School of Optometry and Vision Science and a University Professor, Principal Scientist and former Director of the Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo. He graduated in optometry from the University of Wales and gained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Biomaterials Research Unit at Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. He was awarded an honorary DSc by Aston University in July 2018 for his research work on contact lenses. He holds three of the higher clinical awards granted by the UK College of Optometrists and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, in which he is also a Diplomate in the Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies section. He is also a fellow of IACLE, the BCLA, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and the Royal Society of Canada. His research interests primarily focus on the interaction of novel and existing contact lens materials with the ocular environment, dry eye, and the development of novel materials for ocular drug delivery. His research work has attracted grant and contract funding of more than $140 million. He has authored more than 570 peer-reviewed and professional articles and one textbook and given more than 1200 invited lectures at conferences worldwide, in more than 40 countries.

He has been awarded more than 50 national and international awards, including the 2024 Carol C Koch medal by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO), the 2019 BCLA Medal, 2019 AOCLE Lester Janoff Cornea and Contact Lens Memorial Award, 2018 IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year for the Americas, the 2014 Glenn Fry Award from the AAO, the 2014 Donald Korb Award from the American Optometric Association, and the 2013 Max Schapero Award from the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the AAO.