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ANTS Imaging Competition 2026
The ANTerior Segment Imaging Competition from Eye News and Keeler promotes and celebrates the work of slit-lamp imaging, culminating in cash prizes and exposure for its winners. After running two hugely successful competitions, the ANTS Imaging Competition is back for...
Optometry Tomorrow 2026 - Early bird booking is now open
Secure your place today and take advantage of the early bird discount for the best value tickets. Bookings open today for Optometry Tomorrow 2026, The College of Optometrists’ flagship conference, on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 June at the Harrogate...
RNIB volunteers “honoured” to meet HM The King and HM The Queen
Two volunteers with sight loss visited Windsor earlier this month to meet Royalty and explain how volunteering can bring communities together. Jonathan Abro and Simon Holt, who both volunteer for RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People), were part of...
Scottish stories come to life in audio
Scottish Book Trust has partnered with national sight loss charity RNIB to produce an accessible audio edition of Book Week Scotland’s free book, ahead of this year’s event, which ran ahead of Book Week Scotland (17–23 November 2025). This year’s...
College announces official partners for Optometry Tomorrow 2026
New partnerships will further expand the flagship conference’s renowned learning programme for 2026’s delegates. The College of Optometrists has today announced that the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Ophthalmologists will be its...
OCULUS supports the 23rd German Down Syndrome Sports Festival in Wetzlar
Once again, OCULUS brought the 'Vision Olympics' to the German Down Syndrome Sports Festival in Wetzlar. Participants had the opportunity to have their vision tested and receive a brief screening of the anterior segment of their eyes. This year, the...
Conference Report: UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Summer School 2025
The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology Summer School 2025 was held in collaboration with Moorfields Eye Hospital run by Gordon Hay and Tara Bader. This was a comprehensive five-day course attended by medical students and resident doctors from around the world....
Conference Report: Retina UK 2025
The Retina UK Annual Conference 2025 took place at the Holiday Inn London in London, UK, on 20 September and was hosted both in-person and online. The event included expert speakers, healthcare professionals, and patients with lived experience with retinal...
OPO celebration event marks 100-years of groundbreaking research in vision science and optometry
The College of Optometrists hosted academics from across the UK and internationally at a special symposium to mark 100-years of its research journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics (OPO) at Glasgow Caledonian University. OPO Centenary: Celebrating Research Excellence saw academics and...
Optical Suppliers Association: Autumn Meeting set for 27 October
The OSA’s Autumn Meeting will take place on 27 October at the St Pancras Hotel in London, providing member companies with the chance to learn more about organising their own CPD sessions. Looking ahead to 100% Optical and other opportunities...
ABDO opens clinical conference bookings to non-members
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is delighted to announce that bookings are now open for its 2025 clinical conference – and for the first time, non-members are invited to attend the in-person sessions. Taking place at the ABDO...
Registration launches for 100% Optical and 100% Ophthalmology 2026
Organisers have announced that free registration for 100% Optical, the UK’s largest optical exhibition, and its co-located event, 100% Ophthalmology, will be live in the first week of September. Where eyecare meets eyewear, the award-winning event for the Optical and...
