[visionlist] BCLA press release

[Alison Ewbank]

March 16, 2010

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

BCLA on course for another successful Clinical Conference   

 

With 10 weeks still to go to the British Contact Lens Association's 34th Clinical Conference and Exhibition, record numbers of delegates are registering to attend. 

 

By the March 12 early booking deadline, 528 delegates had already booked for the Conference, which takes place in Birmingham, UK from May 27-30. Just over half of the delegates are from outside the UK and 38 different countries are represented. 

 

The past three BCLA Clinical Conferences have attracted more than 1,000 delegates and set a new record each year for attendance.  

 

A total of 45 contact lens and related companies have so far booked stand space for the accompanying Exhibition, which runs from Friday to Sunday (May 28-30). This year's Conference will offer even more opportunities for delegates to hear about the very latest developments from industry and be among the first to handle new products launched at the event.   

 

Industry support is always a key feature of the BCLA Conference. Showcasing their products on the main conference programme will be Patron Sponsors CIBA Vision and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. Platinum Sponsors Alcon and CooperVision, and Gold Sponsors AMO, Bausch & Lomb and Topcon will have presentation slots. 

 

Gold Sponsor Optometry Today will be running its bookshop in the exhibition area and Nikon Optical is sponsoring the photographic competition. Premium exhibitors Menicon, Sauflon, Spectrum Thea and UltraVision will also be presenting their latest products. 

 

Among many new features for this year's conference is a rapid-fire session on specialist lenses, chaired by Professor Nathan Efron and Jonathan Walker. Among the topics covered will be advances in lens care solutions and care techniques, multifocals, paediatric lenses, orthokeratology and specialist lens geometry, as well as the latest wavefront designs for asymmetric corneas. 

 

Delegates can then visit the Exhibition to follow up on these products and handle them for themselves.

 

A full list of sponsors, exhibitors, stand numbers and contact details for each company can be found on the BCLA website, www.bcla.org.uk. A limited amount of stand space is still available - please contact the BCLA office for details. 

 

The conference brochure and latest programme are also available on the website, where bookings and hotel reservations can be made. 

 

·        BCLA members save £100 on a full delegate package. Student, pre-reg and day delegate rates are also available from just £85. Call +44 (0)207 580 6661 or email conf at bcla.org.uk for more details. Entry to the Exhibition is open to non-delegates as well as registered delegates and is free of charge. 

 

 

BCLA 2010 exhibitors

 

The following companies have already booked stands for the Exhibition:

 

      Advanced Eyecare Research 

      Alcon (UK) Ltd

      Altacor Ltd

      Avizor International

       

      Bausch & Lomb  

      BiB Ophthalmic Instruments

      Birmingham Optical Group

      Buchmann-UK

          

      Cantor & Nissel Limited

      Carleton Limited

      Carl Zeiss Ltd
      CIBA Vision (UK) Ltd

      CooperVision

       

      David Thomas Contact Lenses Ltd

          

      Elsevier

      Eyeconic Software Ltd

          

      Grafton Optical Company Ltd

          

      IPRO UK Ltd

          

      Jack Allen Contact Lenses
      Johnson & Johnson Vision Care

          

      Keeler

          

      Mainline Instruments Ltd

      Marck Biosciences

      mark'ennovy Personalized Care

      Maui Jim

      Menicon
     No7 Contact Lens Laboratory Ltd

          

      Ocuco Limited

      Optimed Ltd.

      Optisoft Ltd

      Optix Software Ltd

      Optos plc 

      Optrex

      OT Bookshop

          

      Performance Finance Ltd

      Professional Financial Services

          

      Richdome '87 Limited Optics

          

      Sauflon 

      Scope Healthcare

      Scotlens Limited

      See20/20

      Spectrum Thea

      Stepper

          

      Topcon

          

      UltraVision International Ltd

       

       
     

Advanced Eyecare Research 

 

Alcon (UK) Ltd

    
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