Dr. Heiko Pult is an Optometrist with about 20 years experiences in clinical practice as well as in clinical science. Since 1998, he is CEO of the clinical offices 'Horst Riede GmbH' in Weinheim, Hemsbach and Birkenau, Germany. 
Additionally, Dr. Heiko Pult is lecturer and an independent investigator of several research groups, companies and schools and author of numerous papers, articles and books.

Qualifications
- Optometrist at College of Optometry Munich, Germany, graduated in 1994
- MSc (Optometry) at PCO Salus University, Philadelphia, USA, graduated in 1997
- PhD (Vision Sciences) at School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, graduated in 2008

Research Interests
- Cornea
- Contact lenses
- Blinks
- Lids
- Tear film
- Vision

Research & Teaching Experiences
- PhD supervisor and honorary research fellow of the School of Optometry and Visions Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 
- Visiting research fellow of the Contact Lens and Anterior Eye (CLAER) Unit, Cardiff, UK
- Lecturer at Wales Optometry Postgraduate Education Center (WOPEC), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Faculty member at the Vision Care Institute, Johnson & Johnson, Prague, Czech 
- Invited guest lecturer at national and international schools

Reviewer
- Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
- Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
- Cornea
- Eye & Contact Lens
- International Surgery
- Journal of Biomedical Optics
- Journal of Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics
- Optometry Reports
- Optometry & Vision Sciences

Membership
- Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- The International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR)
- Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS)
- Vereinigung deutscher Conatctlinsen Spezialisten und Optometristen (VDCO)

Founder Member
- European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO)

Fellow
- American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)
- British Contact Lens Association (FBCLA)
- European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO)

Awards
- Irving Fatt Memorial Lecture 2014, BCLA

- 2010 Poster Prize 2010 of the European Academy of Optometry and Optics
Pult H., Murphy P.J., Purslow C. The Impact of Soft Contact Lens Wear on Ocular Signs with Increasing Experience

- 2009 Peter Abel Award, bestowed by the German Contact Lens & Optometry Association (VDCO) 
Pult H., Purslow C., Murphy P.J. The Predictive Ability of Clinical Tests for Dry Eye in Contact Lens Wear

- 2008 Dr Schamberger Award,  bestowed by the VDCO
Michel M, Sickenberger W, Pult H. The Effectiveness of Questionnaires in the Determination of Contact Lens Induced Dry Eye.

- 2007 awarded by the ministry of Baden-Württemberg, Germany for exemplary scientific networking and social commitment

- 1993 awarded by the ministry of Bavaria, Germany for outstanding social engagement in Optometry in Burkina Faso/West Africa