Seminar bookings for 100% Optical, taking place at London’s Excel from 1st to 3rd March 2025, have been confirmed by the organizers in collaboration with the AOP, the event’s long-standing education partner.
AOP priority bookings will be available on Monday 13th January 2025, followed by ABDO priority a week later on 20th January, ahead of all remaining sessions for registered visitors becoming available to book on Wednesday 22nd January.
To avoid double bookings and to ensure everyone has an opportunity to attend CPD sessions at the UK’s largest optical event, the organizers will be releasing additional seminars as well as capacity on the 10th of February and will hold back 20% capacity for walk-ins on the day, available on a first-come-first-served basis at the show.
The organizers of the free-to-attend show are working closely with its exhibitors and sponsors including Olleyes, Essilor International, Moorfields Private Eye Hospital, CHEC, Topcon, RetinAI, Mainline Instruments, and Mainline Connections to curate a world-class education program.
Approximately 7,000 seats are available featuring over 100 hours of CPD sessions across the education programme full of content that is led by the industry. With January 2025 marking the first year of a new CPD cycle, delegates have a high chance of fulfilling their education requirements at an early stage. 100% Optical will be offering 1-3 points across all sessions, with a mixture of discussion workshops, peer reviews, and lectures.
Key themes this year include advanced imaging techniques, myopia management, artificial intelligence, contact lenses, dispensing, clinical decision-making, glaucoma, and many more.
Highlights include:
Saturday
- Main Stage, 11:45, Charles Kanavati and Yit Yang
- Optical Academy, 13:00, Aneel Suri
Sunday
- Main Stage, 14:15, Paul Morris, Giles Edmonds and Nishani Amerasinghe
- Dispensing Workshop, 11:45, Dr. Alicia Thompson and Max Halford
Monday
- Main Stage, 10:30, Dr. Michael Powner
- CooperVision, 11:45, Nicky Latham
New themes being explored this year include ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence models for optometric practice, and Allyship in practice, as well as No Skin off My Eye – a dermatology drive-by for periocular skin.
Highlights for Ophthalmologists include:
- Saturday: 16:45 – Mastering ophthalmic diagnostics: Practical tools, apps and tricks illustrated with unforgettable frontline cases with Iain Livingstone, Consultant Ophthalmologist, NHS Forth Valley
- Sunday: 14:15 – Cataract surgery in the context of corneal disease: a roadmap to success with Masara Laginaf, Consultant Ophthalmologist, OCL Vision
- Monday: 15:30 – New horizons in posterior segment treatment: photobiomodulation for dry AMD management with Professor Giuseppe Giannaccare, Ophthalmologist, University of Cagliari
Dr Ian Beasley, head of education at the AOP and OT clinical editor, said: “The education program will offer more than 100 sessions across a variety of topics on areas of contemporary practice for all practitioner types.”
To register for 100% Optical for a free visit, https://100percentoptical.reg.buzz/cab-op and for 100% Ophthalmology it’s https://100percentophthalmology.reg.buzz/cab-oph
About 100% Optical
Since launching in 2014, 100% Optical has quickly established itself as the largest and ONLY optical event in the UK, attracting 11,725 UK and international visitors with more than 250 exhibitors. The 2024 show proved that 100% Optical has become Europe’s fastest-growing exhibition catering to the global optical community. Join The Optical Journal for the 2025 edition of 100% Optical, March 1-3 at Excel London.
