Global Contact Lens Forum: Getting down to business

The Global Contact Lens Forum is a new event under a joint partnership agreement between International Vision Expo and the British Contact Lens Association. The first GCLF was held at the Javits Center in New York, immediately prior to Vision Expo East. In June, the event crosses the Atlantic to become part of the BCLA’s Clinical Conference in Birmingham.

The New York version provided two days of continuing education and business lectures compiled by the Vision Expo Conference Advisory Board and BCLA. The programme featured presenters from the US and UK, along with keynote speaker Professor Lyndon Jones from Canada.

As Kirk Smick, board chairman, explained: ‘The BCLA Clinical Conference is the most respected contact lens meeting on the globe, and Vision Expo is leading the field in practice management trends and business strategies. It’s the perfect collision of scientific education and business content.’