{"id":1900,"date":"2026-07-17T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:41:12","slug":"latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-17-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2026\/07\/17\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-17-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News from Hampshire LOC &#8211; 17 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Upcoming CPD Webinars from Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology<\/h2>\n<p>Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology is hosting two online CPD-accredited webinars over the coming months, providing valuable learning opportunities for optometrists in primary care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interpreting Macular OCT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>29 July 2026<br \/>\n6:30pm \u2013 8:00pm<br \/>\n3 CPD Points<\/p>\n<p>This webinar is designed for optometrists seeking to develop their basic and intermediate OCT interpretation skills. The session will cover indications for macular OCT scanning, the four-layer approach to interpretation, and the four skill levels of OCT analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: Professor Yit Yang<br \/>\nProfessor Yang is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Retinal Specialist at Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary. He has extensive experience in retinal services, cataract surgery, clinical research, and ophthalmic education, and has been a Visiting Professor at Aston University since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Register here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/c9ed7c6e-82d5-4283-8e9c-1d0f3bc276ff@3b877095-c6a9-41a6-aa50-4c833b9234ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/c9ed7c6e-82d5-4283-8e9c-1d0f3bc276ff@3b877095-c6a9-41a6-aa50-4c833b9234ed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mastering Vitreoretinal Pathology Assessment in Community Optometry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18 August 2026<br \/>\n6:30pm \u2013 8:00pm<br \/>\n2 CPD Points<\/p>\n<p>This webinar will help attendees develop confidence in assessing and differentiating common vitreoretinal pathologies in community practice. Participants will explore advanced diagnostic techniques and gain practical knowledge to support accurate diagnosis and enhanced patient care.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker: Mr Madyan Qureshi<br \/>\nMr Qureshi is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Practice Plus Group North West, Rochdale, specialising in vitreoretinal and cataract surgery. He has over ten years of ophthalmic experience and is actively involved in teaching, research, and clinical education.<\/p>\n<p>Register here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/23d93075-b7db-4b07-a3b5-98e354ec50ae@3b877095-c6a9-41a6-aa50-4c833b9234ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/23d93075-b7db-4b07-a3b5-98e354ec50ae@3b877095-c6a9-41a6-aa50-4c833b9234ed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming CPD Webinars from Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology is hosting two online CPD-accredited webinars over the coming months, providing valuable learning opportunities for optometrists in primary care. Interpreting Macular OCT 29 July 2026 6:30pm \u2013 8:00pm 3 CPD Points This webinar is designed for optometrists seeking to develop their basic and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/2026\/07\/17\/latest-news-from-hampshire-loc-17-july-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Latest News from Hampshire LOC &#8211; 17 July 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1900\/revisions\/1901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loc-online.co.uk\/hampshire-loc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}