Optometry Tomorrow 2017 preview brochure

Annual conference, trade exhibition and AGM Hilton Birmingham Metropole 19-20 March 2017 The must-attend clinical event for all UK optometrists Earn up to 15 interactive CET points!

50% off tickets Deadline 30 November 2016

Platinum sponsors

Gold sponsors

optometrytomorrow.org @ CollegeOptomUK #OptometryTomorrow

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Programme highlights Attend this high-quality clinical conference and acquire new knowledge and skills to take back into practice.

Learn, engage and be inspired.

Lectures

Peer discussion sessions

Topics include: • diagnostics of glaucoma • OCT angiography • paediatrics • baby shampoo vs proprietary products debate • smart contact lenses.

These sessions will allow delegates to improve clinical decision-making skills by discussing cases that are based on real practice.

Seminars Topics include: • binocular vision • Foresight project debate: technology and future trends and the impact on practice • lids, lumps and bumps • myopia treatment debate.

Workshops Topics include: • multifocal contact lenses • OCT interpretation • dry eye • AMD • ethical dilemmas.

Interactive sessions Delegates will visit two exhibition stands for 30 minutes each as part of hour-long, interactive CET sessions.

There are three interactive sessions on the programme.

Sponsor sessions There are three streams of sponsor sessions, most of which will offer CET points, and are free of charge for all delegates to attend. Select which sessions to attend when you make your main programme selections. Details about individual sponsor sessions are available at optometrytomorrow.org.

New for 2017: More workshops! More CET! And introducing hot-topic debates!

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Keynote Speaker The George Giles Memorial Lecture: It’s 2017.

Is correcting refractive error alone good enough?

Ian Flitcroft MA D.Phil FRCOphth Consultant Ophthalmologist and Associate Clinical Professor Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin

Summary

Biography

For the last few centuries optically correcting refractive errors and maximising visual acuity has been the gold standard of care. We are now entering an era when the prevalence of myopia is rising globally and we are starting to develop interventions that can reduce myopia progression. So we are facing a potential paradigm shift in the treatment of refractive errors.

Ian Flitcroft is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology based at the Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Dublin. He has special clinical interest in inherited paediatric eye disease and electrophysiology.

He studied medicine at Oxford University, where he also completed his D.Phil at Oxford in visual neurophysiology, and St Mary’s Hospital/Imperial College, London. He has been involved in the field of experimental myopia for almost 20 years, principally in the areas of computational modelling, the optical control mechanisms of eye growth and human choroidal thickness measurement.

This lecture examines why reducing myopic progression is as important as correcting myopic refractive errors, and how we can go about that.

The million dollar question is ‘have we already reached the point at which correcting a refractive error alone is no longer an acceptable standard of care?’.

He was awarded the Fincham Medal in 2001 by the Worshipful Company of Spectacle makers for his work in this field. As well as his research on the mechanisms guiding eye growth he has been a long term advocate for the public health implications of myopia and for the need for biological treatments of myopia. He is also coprincipal investigator (with Professor James Loughman) of a clinical trial due to commence in Dublin in 2017 which is Europe’s first placebo controlled trial of low dose (0.01%) atropine for the treatment of myopia progression.

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Conference programme Sunday 19 March LECTURE STREAM

SEMINAR STREAM

8am-9.15am

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SKILLS: Contact lenses for presbyopia: multifocal solution or multifaceted problem? 1

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Registration & trade exhibition

9.15am-9.25am

Welcome

9.25am-9.30am 9.35am-10.35am

Message from Topcon (platinum sponsor) Fishing for glaucoma modern strategies for detection Professor Rupert Bourne

When two eyes are better than one: BV in young children Dr J Margaret Woodhouse

1 10.40am-11.40am

OCT angiography

Systemic conditions and common medications taken by patients; a generalist’s viewpoint Dr Andrew Charley

11.40am-12.05pm 12.05pm-1.05pm

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DISCUSSION: Integrating OCT into glaucoma assessment 1 Patrick Gunn

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SKILLS: The eye from every angle: gonioscopy for beginners 1 Adam Wannell

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Lunch, trade exhibition & poster presentations Are contact lenses materially different?

Professor Philip Morgan

Low vision on the move: electronic video magnification devices Dr Robert Harper & Rachel Bambrick

1 Vitreo-macular interface pathology - a common cause of visual impairment Shahzad Shafquat

1 4.10pm-4.35pm 4.35pm-5.35pm

DISCUSSION: Ethical dilemmas – what would you do? 2 Dr Susan Blakeney

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Paediatrics Bal Manoj

1.05pm-2.05pm

3.10pm-4.10pm

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations Smart contact lenses Jonathon Bench

Sponsored by Alcon

2.05pm-3.05pm

DISCUSSION: Ethical dilemmas – what would you do? 1 Dr Susan Blakeney

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DISCUSSION: What’s new?: a review of blepharitis & MGD in practice 1 Sarah Farrant

1 Digital device dispensing - debating the current implications of modern technology Andy Hepworth vs Sally Bates

SKILLS: Investigation or interrogation? A look at the art of history taking for differential diagnosis 1 Clair Bulpin

3 DISCUSSION: What’s new?: a review of blepharitis & MGD in practice 2 Sarah Farrant

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations Diagnosing PVD vs RD - knock out with dynamic vitreous assessment Kam Balaggan

1 Evening

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Smoothing out a bumpy ride in oculoplastics: lid lumps and bumps, when to treat and when to refer Raj Das-Bhaumik

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DISCUSSION: Integrating OCT into glaucoma assessment 2 Patrick Gunn Sponsored by Topcon

SKILLS: The eye from every angle: gonioscopy for beginners 2 Adam Wannell

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Gala dinner, The Vox

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Suitable for those returning to work or newly qualified optometrists

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THERAPEUTICS STREAM

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Registration & trade exhibition Welcome Message from Topcon (platinum sponsor) Corneal infections: the bad, the worse and the downright ugly Ed Farrant & Ankur Barua

SKILLS: Upside down, inside out: improving your volk skills 1 Sarah Dawson

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Optegra Eye Health Care: Contemporary solutions for the surgical management of refractive error (lecture)

1 Periocular skin - seeing beyond the eye Dr Paula Beattie

SKILLS: Upside down, inside out: improving your volk skills 2 Sarah Dawson

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Optos: Introduction to integrating UWF into daily community practice, both clinically and commercially 1 (lecture)

Zeiss: Predicting the future?

Using OCT and visual field progression analysis in glaucoma referral CooperVision: How to amaze your astigmats

Topcon: A new improved visual field test for the detection and management of glaucoma (lecture)

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Essilor: Sunwear mini lab 1 (discussion workshop)

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations SKILLS: Going for gold: how to become a pro in the highest standard of IOP measurement 1 Imogen Hawthorne

Non-surgical remedies for rational detachments in clinical decisions Dr Michael Johnson

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Thea Pharmaceuticals: Making the best recommendation for dry eyes (lecture)

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Johnson & Johnson: Multifocal fitting made easy 1 (discussion workshop)

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Lunch, trade exhibition & poster presentations Side effects of drugs for ocular use

DISCUSSION: Looking into the eyes of babes and children! 1 Catherine Viner

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Topcon: How to make the most of my OCT for glaucoma detection (discussion workshop)

1 Therapeutics clincial audit Kate Powell & Sonia Yong

DISCUSSION: Looking into the eyes of babes and children! 2 Catherine Viner

Optos: Introduction to integrating UWF into daily community practice, both clinically and commercially 2 (lecture)

3 Interactive session 2 Topcon: The evolution of OCT imaging in primary care Johnson & Johnson: Multifocal fitting made easy

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CooperVision: #DigitalEyeFatigue - what 90% of your patients are not telling you (discussion workshop)

1 Thea Pharmaceuticals: The ocular surface in glaucoma... the missing link to successful adherence? (lecture)

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3 CooperVision: Silicone hydrogel lenses (discussion workshop)

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations SKILLS: Going for gold: how to become a pro in the highest standard of IOP measurement 2 Imogen Hawthorne

Therapeutics peer review

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Essilor: Sunwear mini lab 2 (discussion workshop)

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Johnson & Johnson: Multifocal fitting made easy 2 (discussion workshop)

Avizor: Finding THE solution for your patients problem: topographical tear assessment & bespoke dry eye & contact lens solution prescribing 1 (skills workshop)

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Gala dinner, The Vox

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Conference programme Monday 20 March LECTURE STREAM

SEMINAR STREAM

Pattern recognition – spotting the signs of optic neuropathies and referring appropriately Axel Petzold

Foresight panel debate (technology & the impact on optometry practice)

8am-9am

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SKILLS: Slit lamp – to see or not see… 1 Michelle Hanratty

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Registration & trade exhibition

9am-10am

1 10.05am-11.05am

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater! Baby shampoo debate Professor John Lawrenson vs Dr Colin Parsloe

1 The Arthur Bennett Prize Session: Lifecourse ophthalmic epidemiology and the eye as a window to the vascular system Dr Alicja Rudnika

1 11.05am-11.30am 11.30am-12.30pm

DISCUSSION: Red eye case studies 1 Paramdeep Bilkhu

3 DISCUSSION: OCT interpretation & angiography 1 Clare Bailey

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Sponsored by Topcon

3 SKILLS: Slit lamp – to see or not see… 2 Michelle Hanratty

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations EcHOES a virtual trial Professor Usha Chakravarthy

Myopia debate: what would be your treatment of choice?

Katie Harrop (Orthok) vs Professor Bruce Evans (contact lenses) vs Dr Simon Barnard (drugs)

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Workshop TBC

DISCUSSION: OCT interpretation & angiography 2 Clare Bailey Sponsored by Topcon

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Lunch, trade exhibition & poster presentations

1.35pm-1.40pm

Message from Thea Pharmaceuticals (platinum sponsor)

1.40pm-2.40pm

The George Giles Memorial Lecture: It’s 2017. Is correcting refractive error alone good enough?

Ian Flitcroft

2.45pm-3.30pm

The College of Optometrists’ AGM & The Benevolent Fund AGM

3.30pm-3.55pm

Glaucoma therapy: evolving paradigms for an evolving disease Imran Masood

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DISCUSSION: The trials and tubulations of OCT interpretation: what is THAT and do I need to worry about it? 1 Kate Powell Sponsored by 3

SKILLS: A gland opening 1 Prab Boparai

DISCUSSION: The trials and tubulations of OCT interpretation: what is THAT and do I need to worry about it? 2 Kate Powell Sponsored by 3

SKILLS: A gland opening 2 Prab Boparai

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations Paediatrics for the busy optometrist: Kids R Fun! Professor Bruce Evans

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Suitable for those returning to work or newly qualified optometrists

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PEER DISCUSSION STREAM

DISCUSSION: What can I see? Is it AMD? 1 Shamina Asif & Dr Navneet Gupta

Peer discussion 1

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SPONSOR STREAM 1

SPONSOR STREAM 2

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Avizor: Finding THE solution for your patients problem: Topographical tear assessment & bespoke dry eye & contact lens solution prescribing 2 (skills workshop)

Topcon: Myopia control (discussion workshop)

Registration & trade exhibition

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Topcon: New frontiers with OCT angiography (skills workshop)

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DISCUSSION: What can I see? Is it AMD? 2 Shamina Asif & Dr Navneet Gupta

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3 Essilor: Sunwear mini lab 3 (discussion workshop)

Interactive session 3 No 7 Contact Lenses: Topography in practice

Optos: Introduction to integrating UWF into daily community practice, both clinically and commercially 3 (lecture)

Company TBC: topic TBC

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Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations Peer discussion 3

DISCUSSION: Red eye case studies 2 Paramdeep Bilkhu

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CooperVision: Toric teasers with a twist 1 (discussion workshop)

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Johnson & Johnson: Multifocal fitting made easy 3 (discussion workshop)

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Thea Pharmaceuticals: Vitamin D deficiency and its relevance to eye health (lecture)

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Lunch, trade exhibition & poster presentations Message from Thea Pharmaceuticals (platinum sponsor) Peer discussion 4

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The College of Optometrists’ AGM & The Benevolent Fund AGM

Break, trade exhibition & poster presentations Peer discussion 5

SKILLS: It’s not all bad: RGPs for keratoconics and post-graft patients 1 Chris Ellis

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CooperVision: Toric teasers with a twist 2 (discussion workshop)

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SKILLS: It’s not all bad: RGPs for keratoconics and post-graft patients 2 Chris Ellis

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Johnson & Johnson: Multifocal fitting made easy 4 (discussion workshop)

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Optegra Eye Health Care: Exciting NEW news

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Come along to our social events Sponsored by

Welcome reception

Gala dinner

Date

Saturday 18 March

Date

Sunday 19 March

Time

6pm – 8pm

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7.15pm – midnight

Venue Hilton Birmingham Metropole The NEC Birmingham Pendigo Way Birmingham B40 1PP Dress code Smart casual

Venue The Vox Resorts World Birmingham B40 1PU Dress code Black tie and cocktail dress Cost £50 (incl. VAT)

Cost Free for all conference delegates

Marking the official start of Optometry Tomorrow 2017, the welcome reception will be held in the exhibition area of the conference, creating the perfect setting to meet exhibitors ahead of the conference, network with your industry peers, and pre-register for the conference.

The gala dinner is the main social event of Optometry Tomorrow and for 2017 will take place overlooking Pendigo Lake at The Vox. As ever, there’ll be plenty of entertainment throughout the evening.

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Don’t miss out – book now!

Same price for the fourth year running, offering excellent value for money!

One-day ticket 50% off offer Until 30 November

Two-day ticket

Early bird

Full rate

From 1 December

From 11 February

50% off offer Until 30 November

Early bird

Full rate

From 1 December

From 11 February

College member

£115

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£165

£250

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Newly-qualified member

£105

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£210

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£230

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Student (UK full-time student) / pre-reg trainee

£70

£120

Non-member

£480

£520

Gala dinner

£50

£50

Conference tickets are VAT exempt. Gala dinner tickets include VAT. To be eligible for the College member rate, you must be a member of the College at the time of the event.

To be eligible for the newly-qualified member rate, you must be a full College member and have become fully qualified after July 2013.

The 50% off rate is valid until midnight on 30 November 2016.

The early bird rate is available from 1 December 2016 until midnight on 10 February 2017.

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Book today Online: optometrytomorrow.org Post: Complete and return the enclosed booking form Phone: +44 (0)20 7766 4347 Unlimited lectures

*Unlimited therapeutics sessions

Unlimited seminars

One peer discussion included in ticket

One workshop included in ticket

**Ability to purchase additional workshops

Unlimited sponsor sessions

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*Michael Johnson’s session and the peer review are only open to College members who have the therapeutics qualification or are studying for it. **Additional workshops will be available for fully-qualified members to purchase at £30 each from 9 January 2017.

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Silver sponsors

Bronze sponsors

“Undoubtedly the best optometry conference in the UK.” Malcolm McPherson MCOptom, Optometry Tomorrow 2016 presenter

“This event just goes from strength to strength each year and this was the best yet. The speaker line-up and other sessions were excellent.”

Richard Llewellyn FCOptom, Optometry Tomorrow 2016 delegate

“Optometry continues to evolve, exciting opportunities lie ahead! It’s fantastic to be involved in an event which promotes the desire to continually strive to be the best we can be.”

Clair Bulpin MCOptom, Optometry Tomorrow 2017 presenter

42 Craven Street London WC2N 5NG college-optometrists.org optometrytomorrow.org #OptometryTomorrow Registered charity number: 1060431

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