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Latest News from Hampshire LOC – 29 September 2023

29 September 2023

Sapphire Eyecare at Chewton Glen – 9 October 2023, 6:30pm

For those colleagues who enjoy an evening out with Sapphire Eyecare, please put the 9th October in your diaries.

For more information please see the link – here

TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE, please email: events@sapphire-eyecare.co.uk providing your GOC number and any dietary requirements

Optegra Education Evening (worth 9 CPD Points) – 10 October 2023, 6pm

  • Workshop Corneal Topography with Alastair Stuart
  • Workshop IOL innovations with Alastair Stuart and Matthew Braun
  • Workshop Referral Refinement with Oliver Bowen Thomas, Jeri Young and Andrew Cochrane

Further details can be found – here

Registration details can be found – here

Optegra Education Evening – 25 October 2023

Please find attached an invitation to our webinar on Corneal Tomography, hosted by Mr Alastair Stuart on 25th October.

Further details can be found – here

Registration details can be found – here

SpaMedica Optometry Conference – 26 November 2023

The day consists of CPD points across a variety of sessions including peer discussions, VRICs quiz and the chance to gain your SpaMedica Post-Op Accreditation

For more information and to register please use the link – here

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