2027 Programme

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Make the final year of the CPD cycle count with free learning that moves knowledge into practice.  

The CPD programme curated by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) will leave you with new knowledge and ideas you can apply immediately in practice, helping you make more confident clinical decisions and deliver better patient care. From clinical excellence and patient care to business growth and the latest technology, choose sessions that suit your learning style - whether that’s interactive workshops, peer reviews, inspiring main stage talks, or exciting catwalk shows.

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2027 programme

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Main Stage
  1. Main Stage
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
    Lecture: Ortho-k patient examples and the lessons we learn
    Using patient cases, this session explores the practical use of corneal topography before and during orthokeratology fitting. Delegates will learn how to capture and interpret high-quality topography ...
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
    Lecture: Contact lenses for myopia management - the proof and the passion
    As childhood myopia continues to rise, eye care professionals have an increasingly important role in identifying at-risk children, managing progression, and communicating the benefits of early interve ...
  2. Main Stage
AOP Lounge

Association of Optometrists

    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    By 2050 it is expected that 50% of the world population will be myopic and in Western Europe, the rate is predicted to be 56%. Every dioptre of myopia has a significant effect on the risk of developin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    People lead busy lives with activities, jobs and needs changing at different rates. Contact lenses can offer an opportunity to open doors to new experiences, enhance existing ones and build confidence ...
  1. AOP Lounge
    Contact lens comfort has been a challenge to patients and clinicians alike for as long as contact lenses have been in existence. Many advances have been made in contact lens designs and materials over ...
    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    By 2050 it is expected that 50% of the world population will be myopic and in Western Europe, the rate is predicted to be 56%. Every dioptre of myopia has a significant effect on the risk of developin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    Presbyopia may be a natural part of ageing, but it doesn't stop people wanting to live active, fulfilling and adventurous lives. This workshop explores the real-world impact of presbyopia, from the ev ...
    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    What do Frodo, Luke Skywalker, Katniss Everdeen, and Marty McFly all have in common? They were all taken from their ordinary world and with the aid of a trusted Guardian; Gandalf, Obi Wan, Haymitch an ...
Dispensing Theatre
  1. Dispensing Theatre
    • Lecture with discussion workshop
    Dispensing Theatre
    Lecture with discussion workshop: A conversation on dry eye
    Dry eye disease is one of the most common reasons patients visit high street optometry practices, yet many businesses miss out on the clinical and financial benefits of specialized management. This le ...
    • Lecture with discussion workshop
    Dispensing Theatre
Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education

Johnson & Johnson

    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    This interactive session explores modern intraocular lens technology, shifting patient expectations and how the optometrist plays an important role in shaping the vision outcomes of their cataract pat ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
Main Stage
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
    Lecture: What are we not seeing with contact lens comfort?
    Contact lens comfort has been a challenge to patients and clinicians alike for as long as contact lenses have been in existence. Many advances have been made in contact lens designs and materials over ...
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
    Optometry and ophthalmology are among the most technology-driven of all the medical specialties, with treatments utilizing high-spec medical lasers and advanced microsurgical techniques, and diagnosti ...
AOP Lounge

Association of Optometrists

    • Peer review
    AOP Lounge
    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    Every patient is at a different stage of their contact lens journey. In this interactive discussion workshop, delegates will explore how patients' visual needs, lifestyles, and motivations evolve thro ...
    • Peer review
    AOP Lounge
    This session explores the real-world experiences of three contact lens patients who encounter significant comfort challenges. Through video interviews and guided peer discussion, delegates will reflec ...
    • Peer review
    AOP Lounge
    • Discussion workshop
    AOP Lounge
    Every patient is at a different stage of their contact lens journey. In this interactive discussion workshop, delegates will explore how patients' visual needs, lifestyles, and motivations evolve thro ...
    • Peer review
    AOP Lounge
    This session explores the real-world experiences of three contact lens patients who encounter significant comfort challenges. Through video interviews and guided peer discussion, delegates will reflec ...
Dispensing Theatre
    • Lecture with discussion workshop
    Dispensing Theatre
    Lecture with discussion workshop: Sharper, Wider, Clearer - the clinical value of confocal ultra-wide field imaging
    Early recognition of peripheral retinal changes is essential for effective disease management, yet these lesions often go unnoticed as they initially spare central vision. Ultra-widefield (UWF) imagin ...
    • Peer review
    Dispensing Theatre
Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education

Johnson & Johnson

    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    This interactive session explores modern intraocular lens technology, shifting patient expectations and how the optometrist plays an important role in shaping the vision outcomes of their cataract pat ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
Main Stage
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
    Red eyes come through the door every day, but working out which ones will settle on their own and which ones need urgent attention isn’t always easy. Using a series of real-world cases, this lecture w ...
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
    This lecture explores the role of primary eye care practitioners in identifying patients at risk of primary angle closure and angle closure glaucoma. Using clinical examples, the session will highligh ...
    • Lecture
    Main Stage
Dispensing Theatre
    • Peer review
    Dispensing Theatre
    • Lecture with discussion workshop
    Dispensing Theatre
    Lecture with discussion workshop: Uncorrected vision and cognitive decline
    This session explores the emerging relationship between uncorrected vision, visual impairment and cognitive decline and discusses what role optical practitioners play. It will examine how reduced visu ...
Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education

Johnson & Johnson

    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...
    • Discussion workshop
    Johnson & Johnson On-Stand Education
    Build better contact lens experiences, one block at a time. Join this interactive workshop and collaborate with fellow practitioners as you construct your contact lens tower, exploring the key buildin ...

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