Optometry Tomorrow bookings open

Double Paralympian and England’s most decorated blind footballer, Darren Harris

Bookings are now open for Optometry Tomorrow 2026, the College of Optometrists’ flagship conference, with an early bird rate for ABDO members.

Optometry Tomorrow 2026 will take place on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 June at the Harrogate Convention Centre – with expert-led talks, practical sessions, clinical updates and skills workshops curated in collaboration with event partners ABDO, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

More than 1,000 eyecare professionals are expected to participate in the multi-disciplinary event, with some 50 sessions and up to 90 CPD points available.

Sessions will span four themes:

• Clinical confidence and excellence
• Multi-disciplinary working
• Professional development, education and career growth
• Technology and innovation

Programme highlights include:

• A keynote presentation from Double Paralympian and England’s most decorated blind footballer, Darren Harris
• Changes in global burden of visual impairment and the implications for the UK with Rupert Bourne, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Vision and Eye Research Institute of Anglia Ruskin University
• The AI-ready optometrist: skills for future practice with Fiona Buckmaster, community optometrist and PhD researcher at the University of Huddersfield

Dr Gillian Rudduck, president of the College of Optometrists, said: “Bringing together more than 1,000 eyecare professional peers over two days, Optometry Tomorrow is designed to inspire, challenge and grow your practice. Beyond the lecture theatre, our growing and vibrant exhibition will showcase the latest industry insights, products and services, as well as a new learning and community zone designed to give delegates space for even more conversation, connection and collaboration.”

Standard two-day tickets are available for members of the College of Optometrists and Optometry Tomorrow’s partner members at the early bird rate of £200 until 17 April. Standard rate two-day tickets for non-members are £520.

For more details about booking, visit Optometry Tomorrow – College of Optometrists.