Chris Bennett: Time to move the conversation forwards

What do you think are the big issues that need to be discussed and what should the profession be concentrating on to secure its future?

Well now you have the chance to say – at the Alconversation. Alcon is hosting a Question Time style event at which the burning questions of the day will be discussed. If you have a question you want answered jot it down and sent it to me at opticianeditor@markallengroup.com and I’ll do my best to get a response.

Tackling issues is becoming a bit of a theme in optics lately. There was a time when most meetings were pretty pallid affairs. A lot of talking took place but little was said. A great example of how things have changed was the recent General Optical Council quarterly meeting. It wasn’t quite 12 Angry Men but Scott Mackie did his damnedest to turn the room around to his way of thinking with a passionate and wholeheartedly genuine plea to change the status quo.