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Where We Will Be Exhibiting 2023
2023 106th Oxford Ophthalmological Congress
New Theatre, Worcester College and Randolph Hotel
Stand 14
3rd, 4th and 5th July 2023
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MOS AGM Meeting
Austin Court, Cambridge Street, Birmingham
Friday 6th October 2023
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UKISCRS 47th Annual Meeting
Leonardo City Hotel, London Bridge
1st, 2nd and 3rd November 2023
BMEH Bicentennial Scientific Conference
ICC Birmingham
7th to 8th December 2023
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Sightcare Business Conference 2024
Telford International Centre
28th to 29th January 2024
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100% Optical
EXCEL, London
24th to 26th February 2024
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Blogs
Tokai Creates And Distributes Worlds Thinnest LensTokai are the Japanese manufacturers of ophthalmic lenses which are now available to independent practices in Britain following the creation of Tokai Optical UK. |
Public Transport App For Those With Vision LossDo we ever stop to think how the visually impaired manage on public transport? How they find their way through busy train and tube stations? A new smartphone app is being developed to do just this. |
New Figures Show 100% Optical As The UK's Biggest ShowFollowing the first 100% Optical show at the ExCel London in February of this year, newly released figures claim the event as the number one attended ophthalmology and optometry show in the UK for 2014. The official numbers show a total of 5,010 individuals attending the event at the start of 2014. |
New CenterVue Fundus Camera To Arrive In SeptemberAt the ExCel London in September, CenterVue, the optical device manufacturer, will be launching the Eidon fundus camera at the event held for the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. The new device claims to be the 'first true colour confocal fundus camera.' |
National Eye Health Week DetailsFrom September 22nd-28th, the organisers of National Eye Health Week (NEHW) are hoping that all practitioners will take part in this week long campaign. |
UPDATE - Smart Glasses Win Google Research CompetitionWe recently highlighted the shortlisting of a joint project from the Royal National Institute of Blind People and Oxford University which focused on creating 'smart glasses' to help the re-enabling of sight for those with vision loss. |
Eye-ssential Mask Launched To Relieve Eye Condition PainDesigned to ease the pain of eye conditions such as MGD, dry eye, styes and other issues, the Eye-ssential eye mask has been launched. Bausch+Lomb, one of the world's largest suppliers of products for eye health, are marketing the ice/heat mask as a safe, effect and fast way to sooth irritations and soreness in a sufferers eyes. |
Auto Adjusting, Vision Compensating Computer DisplaysAn astonishing breakthrough in visual technology has seen the emergence of self adjusting computer displays that focus and sharpen based on the sight capabilities of the user. |
Kenyan School Trial Smartphone OpticianTeachers in a Kenyan school are to trial a modified smartphone to catch pupils' eye problems. Eye care and access to such equipment is a major issue in the developing world. When this new kit was used on 1000 older people, it had very promising results leading to relevant treatment. |
Optrafair Birmingham 2015 Taking ShapeThe popular and trusted, Midlands based optics event, Optrafair, will again be gracing the NEC Birmingham in 2015, and early signs are that it is going to be even bigger and better than ever before. |
Concerns From Optical Confederation Over DVLA ProposalsThe Optical Confederation has expressed its concern regarding new DVLA proposals to extend medical licences for drivers from three years, to up to ten years. |
Getting Your Moneys Worth - Opticians To Charge By The Eye?Rather than the expression, 'an eye for an eye,' a Newcastle resident has queried whether instead it should be, 'a fee for an eye?' David Rainsford recently visited a Specsavers centre and queried the cost of his eye examination, based on the principle that as he had only one eye, shouldn't he only have to pay half the fee? |