The British Contact Lens Association is inviting eye care professionals to register for an upcoming webinar exploring how risk is communicated in myopia management – an area of growing importance as prevalence rises across the UK. Taking place on Tuesday, 9 June, Disease Risk Communication and Myopia will be delivered by Emma Lennox, optometrist and PhD…
CooperVision recently hosted its 2026 Summit at the company’s global headquarters in Victor, N.Y., as part of its Student Contact Lens and Myopia Leadership Society, according to an announcement from the company. This year-long professional development program is designed to equip optometry students with the necessary skills for clinical practice and leadership, underscoring CooperVision’s ongoing commitment to…
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) recently honored the memory of the organization’s founder, professor Brien Holden, Ph.D., with the inaugural Brien Holden Founders Award dinner, the organization said in an announcement. Holden, a leader in expanding access to vision care worldwide who passed away in 2015, established OGS in 2003 in collaboration with the World Council…
The Education Committee of the Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) invites the submission of abstracts for the presentation of Free Papers and Posters to be held January 7-10, 2026 at the Paris Las Vegas. The committee seeks topics including new and innovative concepts, clinical cases and research on all aspects of contact lenses (such as…
From November 23 to 24, 2024, everything in Rome revolved around specialty contact lenses. It is the only international meeting of its kind in Europe and has brought together opinion leaders from over 25 countries in the field of specialty contact lenses to share their experiences, research results and innovative ideas.
Today Sicht.Kontakte 2024 start in Essen, Germany. VDCO, IVBS and ZVA, three contact lens and optometry associations, are jointly inviting from September 27 to 29. The audience can expect a varied lecture program with over 30 specialist lectures and 21 workshops from around 50 speakers. Under the roofs of the “Ruhrturm”, the three-day event will…
BostonSight, a nonprofit eye healthcare organization that advances the treatment of diseased and damaged corneas and dry eyes held their annual FitAcademy Retreat for Cornea and Contact Lens Residents and Fellows at New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, September 13-14, 2024. This year marked the sixth iteration of FitAcademy, an educational retreat for…
BostonSight®, a nonprofit eye healthcare organization that advances the treatment of diseased and damaged corneas and dry eyes held their annual FitAcademy™ Retreat for Residents at New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, September 15-16, 2023.
Already for the twelfth time, Hecht Contactlinsen GmbH invited to a Forum in the Konzerthaus Freiburg, Germany, from May 6 to 7, 2023.
