OSA member CPD at 100% Optical

Eduction at the OSA stand as well as members’ own stands

Optical Suppliers Association (OSA) members will be providing a host of CPD opportunities at 100% Optical (28 February to 2 March).

Education on the OSA stand T6 – some with CPD points – will brings guidance on encouraging personalised dry eye care and tailoring the management of this by identifying tear film biomarkers.

OSA-stand lectures will bring together the guidance of ophthalmologist Priya Udani, optometrist Mandy Davidson, and Keeler’s head of education, Nicola Bennett, on 28 February.

OSA chairman, James Conway, said: “Hanson, Keeler and Scope will be on hand to guide you through the running of successful dry eye clinics. OSA financial advice can also make the thought of a regular dry eye clinic become a reality, with insights from other practices which have successfully expanded their clinical offering.

“From a growing cohort of 30-somethings who are heavy users of phones and tablets, to the more expected middle-aged and older patient profile, we have the answers. There is also advice available for the post-surgery patients who may discover the symptoms of dry eye disease for the first time,” added James.

Making AI meaningful within the practice, and using this to shape clinical, diagnostic and dispensing decisions, will also be discussed on the OSA stand – thanks to Rodenstock’s product and training manager, Jason Halsey, on 28 February.

Home monitoring technology, which is portable and flexible, can make domiciliary care decision making more robust and this will be discussed by vision sciences professor, Jasleen Jolly, on 28 February.

‘Optics and acoustics: better together’ will explore smart eyewear and wearable technology, highlighting the benefits of combining these two senses, and will be presented by EssilorLuxottica’s director of medical and professional affairs, Charlotte Timbury, on 1 March.

EssilorLuxottica, as sponsor of this year’s 100% Optical Academy, will also deliver two sessions, promoting its Leonardo learning platform.

Many OSA member companies will also be providing education on their stands.

On the BIB stand, optometrist Michelle Beach from Park Vision Optometrists will share her expertise in running successful dry eye clinics. BIB’s stand will also host Professor Giancarlo Montani and Jason Higginbotham presenting ‘Multi-modal OCT in eyecare: from retinal imaging to contact lens management’ on 28 February. Dr Bartoz Sikorski and Professor Adam Wylegala will present ‘High resolution OCT in ultra-widefield and anterior imaging in your practice’ on 1 March.

Mainline Instruments’ stand will host several workshop and demonstration sessions. ‘Hands-on exploration of TrueColor ultra-widefield confocal retinal imaging’ will be presented by Chetan Gudka from Brian D. Suttie on 28 February.

An Oculus Pentacam OCT workshop, presented by Brian Tompkins and Keyur Patel from Tompkins Knight & Son Optometrists, will be held on the Mainline stand on 1 March.

Find out about all the CPD sessions at 100% Optical on the show website.