Introducing our very first:
Myopia Day
Once again bringing together like-minded practitioners keen to develop their sphere of practice in interesting new directions, sometimes with an element of commercial in addition to a clinical focus.
This meeting, focussed on Myopia, will discuss it prevalence and the best management options available to practitioners.
Independent’s Day conference is taking place on Monday 3rd July, the day after Specialist Club. If you would like to attend both events, you can book at a discounted rate.
Sun, 2nd July 2023
09:00 – 17:00h
The National Conference Centre
Coventry Road
Bickenhill
B92 0EJ
A review of the latest clinical data for myopia management
A review of myopia progression data in children and young adults wearing commercially available spectacle and contact lenses.
Key note speaker: Prof. Nicola Logan
CPD lecture – 1 point
Myopia: Why does it matter?
Discussing myopia management is a duty of care and understanding the potential risks to feel empowered to discuss the need with parents and children.
Speaker: Jason Higginbotham
CPD lecture – 2 points
Dreaming of myopia control
This presentation will detail the evolution of ortho-k and its use in myopia management. It will review the anatomical changes that occur with lens wear and the prescription corrections possible with the latest lens designs using higher compression values.
Speaker: Nick Howard
CPD lecture – 2 points
Myopia MY way
Sharing his personal approach to myopia management and how they tackle it within his busy Northampton practice, including some patient case studies.
Speaker: Brian Tompkins
CPD lecture – 1 point
Goodbye to stretched eyes or pie in the sky?
This interactive Workshop will look at current myopia intervention strategies with ophthalmic lenses. Delegates will discuss the suitability of 3 real case scenarios with patients of different ages and ocular histories.
Speaker: Andy Sanders
CPD workshop – 3 points
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