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BCLA elects fellowship lead

Dr Sònia Travé Huarte has been appointed to oversee its fellowship strategy

CQC rates outstanding Optical Express

Optical Express received an ‘outstanding’ rating for its Birmingham practice

FODO responds to Welsh reforms

FODO responds to eye care reforms in Wales

The Welsh Government plan to address chronic underfunding of the NHS sight test

Optoversity Challenge returns

Student event Optoversity will be held online on February 5

Cycling for Ukraine

Black and Lizars supported charity cycle 1,000 miles from Ukraine to Scotland

Black Friday frames rehab

Cubitts offered a complimentary frame polish and repair service on November 25

Mrs and Mr McVey with Willis and Sian Wilkie

Practice rebrands in expansion

Wilkie & Rider rebrands after expansion

The family-owned practice became Wilkie's Eyecare after acquiring McVey ...

Daysoft launches subscription website

It highlights the ease of switching between subscription and pay-as-you-go ...

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Age-related macular degeneration 1: Epidemiology and risk factors

Closing Date: 25/12/2022

In the first in a four-part series looking at age-related macular degeneration, Dr Rohit Narayan and Bill Harvey discuss the epidemiology of the disease and its risk factors (C104190, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

It’s good to talk about contact lenses

Closing Date: 21/12/2022

In the first of an occasional series designed to provide a resource to help with the training of support staff, Neil Retallic discusses the many and various ways contact lenses can be discussed with patients in practice (C104122, suitable for logging as one provider-led distance learning CPD point for optometrists and dispensing opticians)

Cosmetic interactive (discussion)

Closing Date: 18/12/2022

Bill Harvey and Sarah Farrant introduce a new interactive CPD exercise offering an opportunity to discuss your views on the potential for cosmetics to influence the future success of soft contact lens wear (C104056, suitable for logging as one interactive CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)

BCLA CLEAR 5: Contact lens optics

Closing Date: 09/12/2022

The fifth in a series of articles summarising the key findings of the BCLA CLEAR publication, a major review of the published evidence relating to all aspects of contact lens practice, Dr Nitya Murthy, Steve Newman and Professor Pete Kollbaum offer an overview of the BCLA CLEAR section relating to contact lens optics. (C103800, suitable for one distance learning CPD point for optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians)