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Leading eye care charity Orbis celebrates Volunteers’ Week 2023

It’s Volunteers’ Week, and Orbis are celebrating the work of their expert Volunteer Faculty who are tackling preventable blindness around the world.

Orbis Brings Sight-Saving Glaucoma Training to Rural Peru

International eyecare charity Orbis has kicked off a five-day, on-site hospital training programme in Trujillo, Peru, to enhance the skills of local eyecare professionals in treating glaucoma.

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Heidelberg Engineering’s Tosh Vadhia announced as new ambassador for Orbis UK

Tosh Vadhia, Head of Global Accounts at Heidelberg Engineering joins blindness prevention charity Orbis to help raise awareness of avoidable sight loss. Through Tosh Vadhia’s support, Heidelberg Engineering has played a key role in supporting Orbis’s mission to end avoidable...

Save the date for the SEE Summit

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is calling on everyone across the optical professions and industry to save 9 October 2023 for the third SEE Summit on the Environment.

High levels of public trust in optometry supports extended services closer to home, says AOP

New research published by the General Optical Council (GOC) last week shows high levels of confidence in optical practitioners.

Full programme released for the SEE Summit

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced the full programme for the SEE Summit, which takes place on 9 October 7pm–9pm online.

World leading ophthalmology experts join line-up at free optometry summit in Bristol

Up to 12 CPD points on offer as SpaMedica hosts its 2023 Optometry Conference at The Bristol Pavilion on 26 November.

Inaugural IP education session hailed a hit

A pioneering session has brought together a group of independent prescribers to create content ‘for practitioners by practitioners’ for use in real world scenarios.

ABDO updates Level 2 Child Safeguarding with Ofqual accreditation

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched an updated ABDO CPD Child Safeguarding Level 2 course this month, accredited by Ofqual. The qualification is designed to enhance professionals’ understanding and implementation of child safeguarding practices within the optical...

ABDO launches annual plan for 2026

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has launched its new annual plan, which will guide its work over the coming year on behalf of members. The plan, which can be found at www.abdo.org.uk, involves a wide range of activities...