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Silver Medals 

Silver Medal criteria and process

Submissions are now invited for two different Silver Medals. Awards will be made at the discretion of the Court and may not be annual.


The WCSM Silver Medal will be awarded to the person who, in the opinion of our judging panel of professors, can most clearly demonstrate a sustained commitment to better vision with a national or international impact over a period of at least 7 years since achieving a doctorate or reaching an equivalent senior status in clinical practice. It is intended to recognise achievement by an individual midway through their career.

Applicants may be nominated by department heads, or can self-nominate. Each application must explain clearly the individual's personal contribution to alleviating or preventing vision impairment, in at least one of four categories: Education, Research, Innovation or Clinical Leadership. The impact of their work must be able to be evidenced through publication of a body of research, a record of success in higher level teaching and education, development and roll-out of an innovative product or therapy or a record of leadership in clinical practice.  Additional weighting may be given to work which has involved work across different professional eyecare disciplines and has had, or will have, multi-disciplinary impact. Applicants will be expected to show continuing involvement in their field, building on past achievements.

Applications for Silver Medals must be received by 31 October. Awards will be made only at the discretion of the Court, following assessment and on the recommendation of the WCSM professorial REM Group. Awards may not be made in every year. Individual silver medals will usually be presented at the March Court Lunch.  

An on-line application form for the individual WCSM Silver Medal appears below.