Conference: New front tears

Despite several delayed starts due to Covid-19 and then a closure on the M6 on the day, our profession would not be thwarted and the one-day Specialist Club event took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Attendees were rewarded with a packed agenda.

The event was titled New Front Tears: Techniques and Technologies for Dry Eye and, as suggested, was focused on the latest thinking around dry eye diagnosis and management. It was sponsored by organisers Positive Impact (Optician Magazine Awards – Optical Supplier of the Year 2021), TearLab, Topcon and Lumenis.

Optometrist and BCLA Dry Eye Practitioner of the Year, Nick Dash, opened the proceedings (figure 1). Nick has a proven track record of establishing and working in dry eye clinics and, along with ophthalmologist Guy Smith, is currently one of the founders of the Matrix Eye Clinic.