College conference looks to the future role of optometry
‘Don’t pressure me about glaucoma’ was the title for the biennial Charter Lecture, delivered by Professor David Henson as the centrepiece of the College of Optometrists’ annual conference, Optometry Tomorrow. The conference was held in Brighton on 18-19 March 2012 and attracted more than 270 delegates from the UK and overseas.CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE REPORTCLICK HER FOR KEY LEARNINGS
White, Bright & Healthy
Managing the red eye, understanding the role of lifestyle and diet in ocular health, and assessing dry eye were among the topics for our latest Educational Roadshow. THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® reports on the insights and inspirations provided by our panel of expert speakers.CLICK HERE FOR OUR INSIGHTS
BCLA Pioneers Conference 2011
This year's meeting saluting the early pioneers of contact lenses focused on two very different topics: the management of keratoconus and patient communication. Dutch educator and researcher Dr Eef van der Worp delivered the 8th BCLA Pioneers Lecture and presented new findings on ocular shape.
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*NEW* 9th Assottica Congress, Rome
British speakers joined specialists from Italy and around the world for a programme of scientific, clinical and business sessions on key issues in contact lenses. This year, for the first time, the congress presentations and distance learning are available online at the Assottica website. CLICK HERE TO READ THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® REPORT CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ACCESS THE CONGRESS (CONVEGNO) PRESENTATIONS
*NEW* National Optometric Conference 2011
Leading architects of NHS reforms were in the spotlight as this year’s National Optometric Conference asked: ‘What does clinically led commissioning mean for us?’ Aimed at optometrists, dispensing opticians, optometric advisers and Local / Regional Optical Committees, the NOC ran in Warwick on 3-4 November 2011.VIEW VIDEO OVERVIEW
*NEW* National Student Eye Opener Conference
Optometry students from UK universities gathered at Center Parcs Longleat from 25-27 November for a weekend of careers advice, OSCE and pre-reg guidance, competitions, prizes and forums. A full social programme, including the Student AOP Eye Ball, completed the line-up for this popular annual event. VIEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Question Time 2011
Following on from the success of the inaugural event last year, Question Time at THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® returned to our screens as John Suchet chaired a new panel of experts to discuss the topic of growth and innovation in contact lenses in the UK. VIEW HIGHLIGHTS VIEW WHOLE DEBATE READ REPORT
Independents Day 2011
Creating a Brighter Future this summer was Independents Day held in Birmingham on 4 July. The aim was to help independent eye care practices develop strategies to enable them to succeed in the next decade. Title Sponsor Johnson & Johnson Vision Care delivered two presentations in a mini-symposium on contact lenses.VIEW VIDEO OVERVIEWREAD REPORT
BCLA 2011
Compliance and its potential to increase contact lens success was one of the key themes at the 2011 BCLA Clinical Conference (26-29 May). A highlight of this year’s conference was the Patron’s Event, featuring a challenging and inspirational presentation by motivational speaker Dr Frank Dick on how to win, at home and in business. READ OUR INSIGHTS
European Academy of Optometry and Optics 2011
More than 220 delegates from over 20 countries met at the European Academy of Optometry and Optics conference in Prague, Czech Republic (6- 8 May). The event focused around the themes of education, research and clinical practice. The programme included hands-on education at THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® in Prague. READ REPORT
Getting the Balance Right
Our Getting the Balance Right roadshows provided valuable insights into contact lens material properties measurement and performance. To help you apply these insights in your practice, we’ve put together key learnings from each presentation and ideas for putting these into practice, along with recommended reading to inspire you to find out more. CONTINUE YOUR GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT LEARNINGREAD ROADSHOW REPORT
Happy 5th Birthday, Prague!
Since opening in 2006, over 11,000 eye care professionals from more than 25 countries have attended the unique courses available at THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® in Prague, the first of its kind in Europe. Ian Davies, vice-president of THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, attended the celebrations. READ REPORT
Vision for Life
Our Vision For Life roadshows provided valuable insights into caring for patients of all ages, from assessing and prescribing for children to diagnosing and managing the ageing eye. To help you apply these insights in your practice, we’ve put together key learnings from each presentation and ideas for putting these into practice, along with recommended reading to inspire you to find out more. CONTINUE YOUR VISION FOR LIFE LEARNING
Optometry Tomorrow 2011
Debate on the implications of NHS reforms was among the highlights of Optometry Tomorrow 2011, the College of Optometrists' annual conference held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. Six parallel tracks of lectures, symposia, seminars and workshops ran over the two-day meeting (20-21 March). THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® went along to report on some of the key findings and how you might use them in your practice.CLICK HERE FOR OUR INSIGHTS ON OPTOMETRY TOMORROW CLICK HERE FOR KEY LEARNINGS AND LINKS FOR OUR SELECTION OF PRESENTATIONS
Eyecare 3000, Glasgow
THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® was the Platinum Sponsor for Eyecare 3000 which ran at the Marriott Hotel, Glasgow from 16-17 January 2011. Topics for the two days of lectures and workshops included AMD, ocular A&E, cataract and refractive surgery, and glaucoma. The first Eyecare 3000 to be organised by CET provider Replay Learning, the event also featured a social programme and free exhibition.CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS
National Student Eye Opener Conference 2010
The third Eye Opener Conference was a sell-out success as optometry students from eight universities met at Center Parcs in Longleat, Wiltshire for a weekend featuring careers advice, lectures and the annual AOP Eye Ball (26-28 November). Students networked with potential employers and learnt from optometrist and entrepreneur Imran Hakim about ‘Life beyond the Dragon’s Den’.CLICK HERE FOR OT TV’S REPORT ON EYE OPENER
BCLA Pioneers Conference and Lecture
Professor Lyndon Jones of the University of Waterloo, Canada delivered the 7th BCLA Pioneers Lecture in London on 23 November 2010. His evening lecture, 'Comfortable contact lenses – a realistic dream for 20/20?', followed an afternoon of presentations on advances in contact lens fitting and assessment. The programme also included a Q&A session, ‘Ask Professor Jones’. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care was among the sponsors of Pioneers Conference.CLICK HERE TO READ REPORT
Academy 2010 San Francisco
The 88th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Optometry took place in San Francisco, California from 17-20 November. The lectures and workshops programme at the Academy meeting consisted of a mix of one and two-hour courses. CET points were available for UK registered practitioners and this year attendees could access up to 34 hours of CET throughout the four days of the meeting. CLICK HERE TO READ REPORT
36th Hospital Optometrists Annual Conference
Timed to coincide with the 2010 NOC, this year’s Hospital Optometrists Conference took place at the same venue, from 5-7 November. The programme included clinical lectures, interactive sessions, exhibition and posters, plus social events. HOAC36 was open to all optometrists to attend, not just those who work in hospitals.CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS OF HOSPITAL OPTOMETRISTS ASSOCIATION EVENTS
National Optometric Conference
Optometrists, optometric advisers and Local/Regional Optical Committees were invited to attend the 2010 National Optometric Conference, held on 4-5 November 2010 at the Park Inn, Heathrow. The NOC provides an opportunity to engage first hand with the LOC Support Unit, and to share knowledge and network with colleagues from around the country.CLICK HERE TO WATCH OT TV'S REVIEW
Lifelong Eye Health Conference
The theme ‘Lifelong Eye Health’ proved a popular choice for a day of continuing education at the Royal College of Physicians, on the first day of November. This one day course, compiled by REPLAY learning and sponsored by THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® covered topics relating to eye health across three generations and building your business around family eye care CLICK HERE TO READ THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™ REPORT
THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® Business Building Roadshow 2010
The latest THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® Business Building Roadshow has been touring the country to advise practice managers and owners how to inspire and lead their teams to success. Delegates at five venues in the UK and Ireland heard that setting achievable targets and making everyone feel part of the business were central to many hugely successful organisations. CLICK HERE FOR A REPORT ON THE TVCI ROADSHOW
World Sight Day 2010
World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness, held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. Included on the official World Health Organisation calendar, World Sight Day is co-ordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness under the Vision 2020 Global Initiative. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WORLD SIGHT DAY 2010
ABDO Conference and Exhibition 2010
Bristol was the venue for the 2010 ABDO Conference and Exhibition which took place on 9 and 10 October at the Marriott Bristol City Centre Hotel. The weekend programme included the ABDO AGM, drinks reception and gala dinner, CET-approved lectures, workshops and trade exhibition. CLICK HERE TO READ A REPORT
Question Time at THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE®
Education sparked lively debate as THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™ hosted the optical industry’s first-ever live webcast in October 2010. Award-winning journalist, newscaster and presenter John Suchet put your questions to our panel of opinion leaders, watched live by an audience around the country. Issues debated included salaries, children’s eye health and, most controversially, education. VIEW THE LIVE RECORDING OF QUESTION TIME AT THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE®READ OUR REPORT OF QUESTION TIMECONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE DEBATE VIA THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® FORUM
6th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface
Florence, Italy was the venue for the 6th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface, on the theme Basic Science and Clinical Relevance. Organised by the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society (TFOS), the event ran from 22-25 September 2010. The programme included a Global Dry Experts’ Meeting on dry eye syndrome with regulatory authorities and experts from around the world. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TFOS AND THE CONFERENCEVIEW THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
8th Assottica Congress, Rome
Established more than 20 years ago, the Assottica Contactology Group is the Italian trade association that actively promotes contact lenses. More than 500 Italian practitioners met at the Assottica Congress in Rome to learn about the concept of Consumer Health & Wellness. CLICK HERE TO READ REPORT
BCLA Presidential Address
‘Safety in numbers’ was the title of the 2010 BCLA Presidential Address, delivered by Shelly Bansal at the Royal Society of Medicine in London in September and presented at events around the country during his year of office. The lecture covered aspects of safety in contact lens practice from the different perspectives of practitioners and patients. READ THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE™ REPORT FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BCLA PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Congress on Refractive Error
The World Congress on Refractive Error: Vision Correction Broadening the Development Agenda brought together leaders in optometric and development fields to define global eye care priorities and build sustainable eye care strategies that encompass social, political and economic solutions. The inaugural congress was held from 20-22 September 2010 in Durban, South Africa and coincided with the 6th World Congress on Optometric Education. CLICK HERE FOR A REPORT ON THE CONGRESS
Vision UK 2010
The Vision UK 2010 conference, an initiative of the UK Vision Strategy, was held in Birmingham on 15 June to coincide with National Eye Health Week. The conference saw the launch of a new patient's charter for eye care and sight loss services and a key address by the Rt Hon David Blunkett MP. The UK Vision Strategy is part of a global initiative, Vision 2020, to reduce preventable blindness and improve support and services for blind and partially sighted people by the year 2020. READ A REPORT OF THE CONFERENCEFIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE UK VISION STRATEGYWATCH DAVID BLUNKETT’S KEY ADDRESS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Diabetes Week 2010
Diabetes Week is the annual UK-wide awareness and fundraising week organised by the charity Diabetes UK. In 2010 Diabetes Week was held from 13-19 June. More than 60 organised events took place during the week and many more were organised by individuals across the country. In 2011 Diabetes Week will run from 12-18 June. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DIABETES WEEK
BCLA 2010
More than 1,000 delegates headed to Birmingham in May for the British Contact Lens Association’s Clinical Conference and Exhibition, the largest annual event of its type in the world. Interactive presentation and 3D technology were just some of the innovations at this year’s conference, which attracted more UK delegates and first-time attendees than previous years. READ THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® REPORTFIND OUR CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE CONFERENCEHEAR MORE ABOUT BCLA 2010 ON OT.TV
European Academy of Optometry and Optics 2010
The European Academy of Optometry and Optics celebrated its first anniversary with a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark attended by nearly 200 participants from over 20 countries. In addition to keynote presentations, there were over 30 posters presented and 16 further oral presentations as well as roundtable discussions. Topics ranged across clinical, research, education and the state of eye care in Europe. READ MORE ABOUT THE EAOO CONFERENCE
Optometry Tomorrow 2010
The College of Optometrists marked its 30th anniversary with the Optometry Tomorrow conference in York. Six parallel tracks of lectures and seminars provided delegates with a choice of format and topics. Posters were included for the first time in the exhibition area, where 36 companies and organisations had stands. Evidence-based practice and therapeutic prescribing were key themes this year READ A REPORT OF OPTOMETRY TOMORROWFIND OUR CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE CONFERENCE
Optometry Reunited
Twenty students from the Glasgow College of Technology class of 1980 were reunited to celebrate their 30-year reunion, at the inaugural Optometry Reunited event. Hosted by THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE®, the two-day meeting was the first event in a new, innovative format that brings together classmates from student days for a combined reunion and CET programme, provided at no cost to the delegates. READ MORE ABOUT OPTOMETRY REUNITED
Contact us at tvci_gb@its.jnj.com, 01344 324446 to find out more about holding your reunion at THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE®
2020 is in Sight
THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® took to the road in March 2010 with some valuable insights on how to develop your clinical skills and your business over the next 10 years. 2020 is in Sight ran at five venues around the country with keynote speaker Professor Noel Brennan and guest speaker Dr Jeff Walline. Live and virtual lectures were streamed to four satellite venues. READ MORE
The Children's Eye Health Conference
The Children's Eye Health Conference brought together specialists from several disciplines to increase awareness of the issues surrounding children's eye care, dispensing and contact lenses, and the business benefits involved. The one-day conference was sponsored by THE VISION CARE INSTITUTE® and Transitions. READ MORE
National Eye Week
Obesity and eye health was the theme for National Eye Week 2009 (November 9-15), organised by the Eyecare Trust. The campaign highlighted the increased risk to sight from unhealthy lifestyles and the need for regular eye examinations as an essential check on general health. READ MORE
BCLA 2009
The latest findings on contact lens case hygiene were among new information presented at the British Contact Lens Association’s Clinical Conference and Exhibition held in Manchester in May 2009. Patron Sponsor Johnson & Johnson Vision Care gave a series of presentations focusing on innovation, education, eye health, patient retention and market insights. READ MOREFIND OUR CLINICAL INSIGHTS FROM THE CONFERENCE
