Chris Bennett: Cohesion among the optical bodies is a powerful thing

Cohesion within a sector is a rare thing to see so it was heartening to be able to attend the inaugural Optical Confederation Conference earlier this week.

The OC Conference draws together the five Confederation members of ABDO, ACLM, AOP, FMO and FODO which together represent 70,000 people in the optical professions and those working in related optical businesses. The conference day allowed the majority of these organisations to hold their individual annual general meetings and provide a forum for discussion and a Question Time event featuring a panel made up of the presidents and chairman of the five members plus the Local Optical Committee Support Unit.