PHN Opchat News Update

All the news published over the last 4 weeks on PHN’s Opchat News, keeping the profession and the sector informed.

A very Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our readers.

A new decade with 2020 prevailing as the year for sight, let’s create an atmosphere of Vision Improvement this year and there is no better place to come together than at Optrafair 20/20 in April 2020.

Yes Optrafair 20/20 has opened its registration for the April 4th – 6th 3 -day extravaganza that unites and networks the whole optical industry. More than just a frame show, this unique event held for 60 years has matured into the UK’s prime Optical Event. 

General New

More sight-saving surgery possible, says national report

Be kind to your eyes – 20/20 is the year to start

Podcast record set by RNIB Connect Radio

Optical Express and Marine Conservation Society team up to tackle plastic pollution from eye wear

Sad news of Linda Pope's death has reached us in December

Rita Ora seen wearing the "ASH SUNGLASS" by KOMONO

Papal Blessings for the International Opticians Association

Smart Home Technology Increases Access and Independence for Blind and Partially Sighted people

Professional Matters 
(Optometry/Dispensing)

GOC position on proposed apprenticeship standard, a further statement issued during consultation period.

The College of Optometrists announce Council member election results

GOC erases Harrow based student optometrist

The American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces the 2019 VSP Global Scholarship Recipients

DoS moves on from GOC

Exhibition, Education and Training

Celebratory Awards presented at the School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire

New Teesside Optometry course to address regional eye health needs

Surgery Live Streaming is another first for this year’s Optrafair 20/20

End of the road for the Autograph IntelligenceTM Roadshows, but stay tuned there's more en route

BCLA Visionaries conference offers insight into emerging practice

ABDO Optical Assistant Course opens

New Products and Services

KLiiK denmark January 2020 collection

Everything you Want and Everything You Need

NEW LOOK Styles: Stylish Good Looks

New F/W 19 MIC-MADE IN CADORE Styles

Essilor launches faster adaptive lens

The most effective treatment for Anterior Blepharitis launched by Grafton

Contact Lenses

BCLA announces plan for global consensus report on contact lenses and issues call for expert authors

Charities

Blindness still provides a shocking barrier to educational success

Vision UK is "Making 2020 the ‘Year of Vision’"

LOCs and Commissioning

STP’s. Now seven CCGs to become three in Sussex

Become an Optical Leader in 2020

Keep more of the profession informed with Independent Optical News please "send to all" via email our link to all your colleagues, just quote www.primaryhealthnet.com. Thanks from the News Team.

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 January 16th 2020 (Urgent news will affect this date.) 

PHN through Opchat News extends season’s greeting to all our 7500 + readers and to the entire Optical Sector and wish you all a prosperous and happy New Year.

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