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PHN's Opchat News Update
October 1st 2019

PHN Opchat News Update

All the news published over the last 2 weeks of summer on PHN’s Opchat News, keeping the profession and the sector informed.

General New

Komono sees its 10th year of creating coveted accessories

General Optical Council meets 22 of 24 standards in PSA performance review

WESTGROUPE ANNOUNCES #WithoutMySight CHALLENGE FOR WORLD SIGHT DAY 2019

2019 SILMO d'Or Laureates celebrate in Paris

Irish eye-care waiting lists exceeds 50,000

A positive partnership with the ABDO National Resource Centre

New Regional Lead for ABDO

Contact Lens wearers in the throwaway society need to think twice about recycling

Encourage Pxs to get involved in the Eyes Wise project

College once again takes an opportunity to downplay the need for "dark mode" feature on many smart phones

Yeovil District Hospital decides against transferring 2017 “Deep Mind” agreement to Google.

National Eye Health Week 2019, awakens next week.

Deputy Chief Executive of ABDO, has resigned with immediate effect.

New Products and Services

BLACKFIN ONE – New Fall 2019 OPTICAL COLLECTION

BD8: A New sustainable Eyewear Material against the world's plastic pollution

Scotch and Soda, new eyewear collection

SPECTRALIS software adds macular reference database and deviation maps functionality

Mai-Zee three new models added

MYKITA and HELMUT LANG Reveal New Eyewear

Professional Matters 
(Optometry/Dispensing)

Electronic GOS payments and Performers List services on PCSE Online changes

Scotland: Complete your GOS mandatory training deadline reminder

GOC welcomes the Professional Standards Authority Performance Review

More reasons for taking a good look at FODO Membership

UKOA and IGA publish new standards of care for patients with Glaucoma-related conditions.

AAOF announces The 2019 KORB-EXFORD Dry Eye Career Development Grant Recipient

GOC pilot of new triage process welcomed by AOP

GOC erases Peterborough based student dispensing optician

American Academy of Optometry Foundation announces the 2019 Fredric
Rosemore Low Vision
educational grant recipient

New Board member for ABDO

GOC pilots enhanced triage process for FTP complaints

AOP response to Channel 4 Supershoppers

AAO Foundation announces 2019 AAOF Student Travel Fellowship

Exhibition and Training

Voting opens for AOP Awards 2020

SILMO 2019 up on last years attendees

Vision UK and RSM Forward View Vision Conference attendees pass 150 and still booking.

IOA announces SILMO International Optician of the Year.
Next weekends big conference are you going?

Florida meeting is key to IACLE’s high profile in its 40th year

Optometrist Apprenticeships move a step nearer

PHN’s Opchat News and Media Services for the 7th consecutive year is chosen as the Optrafair 20/20 media partner

LOC’s and Commissioning

LOCs playing a key role in Vision and Falls Awareness Campaign

Contact Lenses

Product recall: Acuvue daily disposable for astigmatism contact lenses 

BCLA members help shape programme content for Pioneers & Visionaries conference

BCLA President urges members to ‘be ready for change’

Industry

Snowbird Finance Appoints Business Development Director

Charities

New picture book will promote better eye health for people with learning disabilities

Report from the Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland on their assistance for National Eye Health Week

Blindness is no barrier to Charity Walking

Diary

Don’t forget to add your local events, meetings and training days on our diary pages free to Opchat and LOC registered readers. Check our Diary for localised events and CET points

PHN are Co-Media Partners of AIO and Optrafair 20/20 2020 and the World Congress for Optometry and Vision Science. Advanced Eye Care and the charity VisionBridge
FYI. Opchat News is published within 48 hours onto the PHN pages. If you have news send it direct to info@primaryhealthnet.com with jpegs and word format. Our next email update to over 4550 professionals is estimated to be October 15th , 2019 (Urgent news will affect this date.)

PHN are Co-Media Partners of:
AIO
Optrafair 20/20
World Congress for Optometry and Vision Science.
Advanced Eye Care and Cataract Expo
The charity Visionbridge


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