Exhibitions & Meetings
Two weeks to go until Optometry Tomorrow 2026
Two weeks to go until Optometry Tomorrow 2026 – last chance to book this week
It’s just two weeks until Optometry Tomorrow 2026, The College of Optometrists’ flagship conference, and this is your last week to book tickets for the event.
Special Note to our readers
Every now and again on the busy calendar there appears an Optical Conference and Exhibition that is highly relevant to the work we all do to look after our patients, customers and their families. It’s very easy to assume that this is just another one of those passing opportunities, but take my word for it this is ONE CONFERENCE that should not be missed.
You have a week to make sure you don’t miss out!
Bob Hutchinson Editor and Optometrist Opchat News
The not to be missed conference is the UK’s biggest event dedicated to eye care professionals and takes place on 14 and 15 June at the Harrogate Convention Centre. The last few two-day and single day tickets are still available for purchase until midnight on Sunday 7 June.
The speaker line-up brings together new voices, sector leaders, and specialists from across the eye care community to share insights on diverse topics, from AI to glaucoma, myopia and dry eye, to leadership and much more.
Speakers include:
- Dame Mary Perkins DBE, Co-Founder of Specsavers
- Ravi Ahluwalia, Lead Optometrist for Education, University of Manchester
- Barbara Ryan MBE, Professor and Director, Centre for Vision Services Research, Cardiff University
- Damian Lake, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Tunbridge Wells Eye Centre and the Sight Centre.
The packed programme of clinical updates, practical skills workshops and expert-led talks have been shaped by member feedback and the College’s expert advisory panel.
The College has also collaborated with Optometry Tomorrow’s new partners, the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, to ensure a truly multidisciplinary perspective for the 2026 programme.
The expanded exhibition will also include new learning and networking spaces for eye care professionals to network, learn and grow in a collaborative, energising community experience.
CooperVision and Johnson & Johnson are gold sponsors of Optometry Tomorrow 2026. Optometry Tomorrow 2026’s media partner is OpchatNews.com and Mylocaloptician.co.uk, published by Primary Health Net.
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