Vision Expo offers online networking

An online extension to the Vision Expo trade shows held in New York and Las Vegas aims to allow eye care professionals to maintain business contacts throughout the year via the internet.

Virtual Vision Expo, which will launch in early November, will include a forum for training sessions and a networking lounge 'for one-to-one chats and peer-to-peer networking'.

Created by show organisers Reed Exhibitions, Virtual Vision Expo will also contain an exhibition hall allowing users to virtually visit booths, view product demonstrations, ask questions and place orders. Users will also have access to a resource centre where they can save presentations and e-brochures in a virtual briefcase.