5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  The editor in chief began leading Contact Lens Spectrum in 2008, when the contact lens field was undergoing major transformation.

• 2

  Early challenges included adopting high-Dk silicone hydrogel materials, addressing end-of-day dryness and dropout, and optimizing interactions among lenses, care solutions, and the ocular surface.

• 3

  Advances during the editor’s tenure included myopia control, specialty and scleral lenses, and ocular surface treatments focused on restoration.

• 4

  Readers, authors, reviewers, editorial professionals, and industry partners contributed to the field’s progress and shaped the publication.

• 5

  Jenny Fogt, OD, MS, will succeed the departing editor as Contact Lens Spectrum’s fifth editor in chief.