ABDO announces new Myopia Management Conference

Professor James Wolffsohn

Coming to the ABDO National Resource Centre in Birmingham this autumn is the Association’s inaugural members-only Myopia Management Conference.

A full-day event running on Sunday 29 and again on Monday 30 October, the conference is dedicated to sharing the latest research and management solutions in this important and evolving area of clinical practice.

“Understanding the latest research on myopia, its onset and progression and how this condition can now be managed is necessary for all eyecare practitioners,” said ABDO head of CPD, Alex Webster. “And so ABDO has created this interactive face-to-face conference in conjunction with academics and eyecare manufacturers, to enable ABDO members to get up to speed with myopia and how they can support their patients in practice.”

Dr Alicia Thompson, ABDO director of research, education and professional development and one of the conference speakers, continued: “The conference will enable attendees to take away both knowledge and skills to implement or develop myopia management in practice straight away, covering all of its aspects from prevalence and risks, spectacle and contact lens options, to instrumentation and innovation.

“There will be a mixture of lectures and interactive workshops, supported by industry partners, to assist delegates in understanding the range of products now available in the UK,” she added. Other confirmed speakers to date include world-renowned myopia management experts Professor James Wolffsohn of Aston University, and Dr Neema Ghorbani Mojarrad of Bradford University.

Places for the conference will be limited to 100 per day, so members are advised to reserve these as soon as possible once booking opens on 5 September via the ABDO website Events page.

A cost of £45 is payable on booking, which includes lunch and refreshments. It is anticipated that up 14 interactive CPD points will be available on completion of the day, with 16 available in total.

Confirmed sponsors to date include Centrostyle, CooperVision, Hoya Lens UK, Millmead Optical Group, Mark’ennovy, Sightglass Vision, Stepper and Topcon.

For sponsorship opportunities, please email Dr Thompson at athompson@abdo.org.uk

Find out more about the conference in the next issue of Dispensing Optics in August.