Expanding the Scope of 100% Optical

100% Ophthalmology – what to expect

Day One of 100 Ophthalmology features five sessions, including “How to Access Research Funding-Experiences from the Inside Track” – a seminar that aims to encourage the audience to consider applying to Fight for Sight and other similar vision charities for funding. The panel will share experiences and insights, while interacting and engaging with the audience.

Day Two hosts six sessions, including “Guilty Till Proven Otherwise!” – a picture-led, quiz-like presentation on eyelid tumors with Rachna Murthy, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Face Restoration and Jonathan Roos, Consultant Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon.

On Day Three, the session closing the Ophthalmology Theatre’s debut appearance at the show – “Widefield OCT Angiography” with Tariq Aslam, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital – will explore the research and clinical opportunities that have become possible with the advent of wide-field OCT-A. The session will discuss the principles of widefield OCT-A imaging and how it is set to make a major impact particularly in diagnosis and management of diabetic retinopathy and other retinal vascular disorders.

Other sessions hosted by professionals and specialists across the event’s three days include “Medico-Legal,” “Premium IOL Technology,” “AI in Anterior Segment Disease – What You Need to Know!” and much more.

100% Ophthalmology aims to attract as many ophthalmic professionals and representatives from a combination of optical roles to attend the three day show as possible – including ophthalmologists, nurse consultants, physician associates, ophthalmic photographers, community screeners and health care assistants. Ophthalmology specialists will be on hand to join forces and work collaboratively with optometrists, dispensing opticians, and the wider optical industry.

The Ophthalmology Theatre will serve as a lecture space on the show floor, walled off for privacy, to accommodate 25 people per session. Hoya, TopCon Healthcare, and Sense Medical | Canon are sponsoring one-hour speaking sessions in the Theatre. The program brings together renowned experts and ophthalmology thought leaders to share insights, learnings, and experiences. Each day will be themed to cover diverse topics such as Glaucoma, Cataract Presbyopia, Retina, Refractive, Paediatric, and Cornea.

NHS ophthalmologist Sunil Mamtora says, “This is a really unique opportunity for ophthalmologists to engage with optometrists. 100% Ophthalmology is an event that brings together eyecare professionals under the same roof and that’s really an unmet need in the industry. At 100% Optical, ophthalmologists and optometrists can work together, be together, learn together, and collaborate so that we can ultimately give better care to patients.”

100% Optical – what you know and love

Main Stage

Day One: The Wheel of Misfortune; taking a look at the common reasons for clinical negligence claims, with case examples in the style of a well known 1990s game show.

Day Two: Giles Edmonds will describe the scale of glaucoma detection and Specsavers’s referral policy.

Day Three: Ocular Allergy; providing an overview of the classification, epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms, and diagnostics and treatments available for ocular allergy. 

AOP Lounge

A series of peer review sessions takes place across the three days, featuring content delivered by CooperVision and Johnson & Johnson Vision.

Future Practice Hubs sponsored by SpaMedica and New Medica

This area will feature a range of clinical sessions in four distinct areas.

Optical Academy, sponsored by Sense Medical | Canon

This hub will have a jam-packed itinerary of activities and discussion workshops, including “Revolutionizing ophthalmology: leveraging artificial intelligence for optimal resource allocation in patient care.”

Visitors can also experience several other features, including:

• Live Catwalk shows over the three days; this fashion orientated space will showcase the latest trends set by exhibitors and their brands.
• Future Practice Hub dedicated to diagnostics, dispensing, and clinical skills.
• Dispensing Workshop – a space for visitors to experience making and fitting frames first-hand.
• The Studio – an ultra-cool industrial space sponsored by Nikon Lenswear UK.
• 2024 Love Eyewear Awards featuring 13 categories, including a brand new one. The winners will be crowned on the first day of the show as well as an interactive social media filter created specially for its 10th anniversary exhibition.

2024 marks the 10th edition of 100% Optical – Europe’s fastest growing optical event, which attracts over 10,000 optical professionals from across the globe. Bringing together optometrists, ophthalmologists, dispensing opticians, distributors and wholesalers, this is a must-attend event for all in the optical industry.

Register for 100% Optical for free – or click here to view the full Ophthalmology seminar program.