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British Contact Lens Association 
28th Annual Clinical Conference and Exhibition

A one-day symposium on contact lens and anterior eye management will be among the highlights of the programme, which is launched today. Held on the opening day of the conference, the symposium will help prepare UK delegates for the introduction of therapeutic prescribing, with lectures on the detection, differential diagnosis and management of anterior eye and contact lens conditions.

The lecture programme also features special sessions on orthokeratology, myopia and practice management, plus a round-table discussion on contact lens materials led by Professor Brien Holden.

This year’s keynote speakers are Professor Chris Snyder, Professor Mark Willcox and Dr Philip Morgan, and the Irving Fatt Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Dr Inma Pérez-Gómez. Professor Ken Polse’s contribution to contact lenses will be acknowledged with the award of the BCLA Medal.

New events outside the lecture halls should prove attractive to delegates. Six new clinical workshops will run during the conference, which also includes a photographic and poster competition and, for the first time, a picture quiz. Company presentations will be held in a new purpose-built lecture theatre within the exhibition hall. Nearly 40 companies have already booked stands.

Trainee contact lens opticians and pre-registration optometrists preparing for practical examinations can attend Saturday’s pre-exam workshop, featuring an examination session with an examiner.

Each evening, delegates can relax and enjoy social events in the conference hotel, including Saturday’s Gala Dinner on a ‘Fire and Ice’ theme. Accompanying persons have their own programme of free daytime events.

Full information: http://www.bcla.org.uk/conference.asp

I thank British Contact Lens Association for cooperation.