Nick Howard qualified as a contact lens optician in 1984, working primarily with challenging ocular conditions and complex contact lenses. He has extensive experience as a part-time lecturer, trainer and presenter at conferences, hospitals and universities at local, national and international events, having authored of a number of articles published in the professional optical journals. He is a previous winner of the prestigious Contact Lens Optician of the Year award in 2012 and received fellowship of the BCLA in the same year. Nick now works in two Lancashire hospitals fitting specialty contact lenses, and also in independent practice, developing innovative techniques for the management of myopia and dry eye.