The Four Seasons Spring\/Summer 2025 Educational Evening on Tuesday June 3rd will be held at Southampton General Hospital (UHS) Lecture Theatre 2, South Academic Block from 6.p.m. and catering has been generously sponsored by Santen Pharmaceutical. (Please note that a Sapphire Eyecare event that clashed with this date is now cancelled and will be rescheduled shortly)<\/p>\n
This meeting will be rapid fire event with 7 speakers each having a 20-minute slot, so late arrivals will still have plenty to hear. To register please join the Four Seasons Optometry Education Facebook group and\/or email – lasheyecare@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n Session 1: Session 2: Self-certifying CPD points will be available and full instructions of the very simple process will be given on the night. You will need to make a few short notes to claim your points on MyGOC<\/p>\n Location \u2013 Winchester Hotel & Spa, Worthy Lane, Winchester SO23 7AB<\/p>\n Google Maps \u2013 here<\/a> The Hampshire LOC AGM taking place on Wednesday 11 June 2025<\/p>\n This meeting is open to all Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS GOS Contractors and associated Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and Contact Lens Opticians<\/p>\n To reserve your place at this year\u2019s event please click \u2013 here<\/a><\/p>\n The evening will commence with registration and hot buffet from 18:30 \u2013 19:15.<\/p>\n The AGM will commence at 1915hrs.<\/p>\n The AGM will be followed by a lecture \u2018There\u2019s more to AMD than Wet or Dry\u2019 provided by our guest speaker, Mr Nish Srikantha MBBS PhD PGcertHE FRCOphth, Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Glaucoma, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust<\/p>\n Committee Nominations:<\/p>\n There are vacancies on the management committee for two Contractor and two Performer representatives. Your support for the committee would be greatly appreciated and you can develop new skills along the way<\/p>\n If you wish to be nominated for a position on the Committee; you should complete the Nomination paper available \u2013 here <\/a><\/p>\n Please return completed nomination papers by Friday 16th May 2025 to \u2013 \u00a0isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Attendance:<\/p>\n Tickets for this event are free. Places are limited so registration is a must. To register for attendance please go to the ticket source page \u2013 here<\/a><\/p>\n Proxy\/Postal Votes:<\/p>\n If you are unable to attend and require a proxy or postal vote for committee elections, acceptance of accounts and accounts scrutineers 2024-25 please email Ian Silk as above, by Monday 19 May 2025<\/p>\n All papers for the AGM will be sent out week commencing 19 May 2025<\/p>\n Hampshire LOC are interested in gathering feedback from performers and contractors across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight following the ICB initiated implementation of the SPoA (Single Point of Contact) for cataract referrals using AI program \u201cDora\u201d with the company \u201cUfonia\u201d<\/p>\n The form does not require your name or practice address, and responding email addresses will not be captured to ensure anonymity. If you would like to discuss feedback with the LOC please contact us directly via email: isilk@hampshireloc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n We ask that NO<\/strong> patient identifiable data is shared anywhere in direct feedback or on this form please<\/p>\n The data will be used from feedback to share our members\u2019 views with Ufonia, the ICB and other stakeholders<\/p>\n
\n6.30 Radhika Krishnan (med ret\/uveitis) – \u201cThe Missing Piece\u201d
\n6.50 Sarith Makuloluwe (plastics\/orbit) – \u201cMore Than Meets The Eye\u201d
\n7.10 Steve Lash (VR\/cataract) – \u201cCataract Surgery is Easy and Never Goes Wrong (ish)<\/p>\n
\n7.30 Deb Sahu (macula) – \u201cRefer or Monitor\u201d
\n7.50 Stehanie West (paeds\/OMB) – \u201cThe Twist in the Tale\u201d
\n8.10 Aris Konstantopoulos (Cornea\/Refractive) – \u201cLasers or Lens\u201d
\n8.30 Nishani Amerasinghe (Glaucoma) – \u201cMIGS & Eagles\u201d<\/p>\nHampshire LOC AGM, 11 June 2025 from 18:30hrs<\/h2>\n
\nApple Maps \u2013 here<\/a><\/p>\nCataract Single Point of Access \u2013 LOC Feedback Request<\/h2>\n