Contact lens mania in the North West

This week the great and good of contact lenses gathered in Manchester and then Liverpool for the IACLA congress followed by the BCLA conference - in a seven day feast of CL education and networking.

For those of you feeling left out, a little taste of what's happened so far can be found in the story board below.

[View the story "IACLE and BCLA events 2015" on Storify]

Meanwhile, organisers, delegates and exhibitors will be continuing to Tweet from the show using this year's hashtag of #BCLAComeTogether, reflecting the Beatles connection at this year's conference.

Failing this, next week's print version of Optician will include news from each event, with the latest product launches, clinical advancements and industry changes.