PHN Opchat News Update

New USA page, 4 new eyewear launches, AOP new resource, GOS voucher values, GOC erasures, SILMO 2025, Hospital Optoms, ABDO CFO leaves, Slit-lamp Comp and More

General News 

Haag-Streit launches “Slit Lamp Imaging Competition 2025”
Haag-Streit gives eye care professionals the opportunity to showcase their imaging skills for great prizes.

Quartet of new optometrists join sister practices
FOUR newly-qualified optometrists have joined sister practices

Opchat News expands News Sector Headings with inclusion of USA News
Opchat News welcomes news from across the pond

New Products and Services
MOVITRA LAUNCHES 2025 CAMPAIGN: FRAMING THE FUTURE
This latest campaign uses new advanced technology and AI to create the most dramatic effects

STEPPER EYEWEAR unveils the STEPPER Origin SI-20151
Exceptional fit, comfort, and intelligent styling the 3 main tenets of Stepper Eyewear

Refreshed collection of Milo & Me children’s sunglasses
Milo & Me children’s sunglasses, w style, durability, and unbeatable UV protection.

SHADES OF MILAN: a tribute of style and design to the fashion city
The SHADES OF MILAN are not just an eyewear collection

Professional Matters 
(Optometry/Dispensing)

Launching ‘Transforming eye care for older people’ online policy hub
AOP launches a new online resource,
ABDO chief finance officer steps down from role 
ABDO’s chief finance officer, Mr Thurailingam Pavanakumar has left ABDO.
Optical regulator announces reappointment on Council
GOC announces the reappointment to its Council of Frank Munro
Represent your peers on AOP Council
AOP is encouraging applications for seven positions on its Council,
GOS voucher values in England to be frozen for 2025/26  
All optical voucher values, dental charges and prescription charges for the coming year. are to freeze
GOC suspends Sheffield based optometrist from register  
GOC has decided to suspend an optometrist based in Sheffield, from its register for four months.
GOC launches 2025 Workforce and Perceptions Survey
Workforce and Perceptions Survey to learn more about registrants’ work experiences, job satisfaction, working conditions,

Exhibitions, Congresses and Meetings

SILMO Paris 2025
SILMO Paris the main meeting place for the entire optical industry

Contact Lenses
CooperVision hosts eye care professionals of the future on manufacturing tour
CooperVision, was delighted to welcome 16 students from the University of Manchester

Industry
Ufonia strengthens leadership team
Ufonia company which is revolutionising patient pathways,

OSA Members encouraged to get involved with Blind Golf 
England and Wales Blind Golf came to the OSA spring meeting

SEA2SEE appoints HUDSON EYEWEAR FOR UK market  
Sea2see announce they have appointed HUDSON EYEWEAR

Charities
Specsavers sponsored charity cycle raises more than £43,000 for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
A team of six cyclists completed a gruelling charity cycle

Ophthalmology, OMPs and The secondary sector
Applications open for AOP Hospital Optometrists Committee elections
The Hospital Optometrists Committee elections will be held in April 2025

 USA News
Opchat News expands News Sector Headings with inclusion of USA News
Opchat News welcomes news from across the pond

Many similar stories and more on www.mylocaloptician.co.uk the public website 
New improved search directory for all Optical and Hearing Practices
Many more search functions for the public to choose their best local optical and hearing practice

Find My Optician ?
www.mylocaloptician.com
Have you checked your free practice entry and added your mainstream services for free? 
The site is now visited by over 3000 members of the public each fortnight.

Click Here to check your practice details Information can be found under practitioner information. 
Only registered practices are allowed in this Directory and each entry is verified by PHN.

And on your local events on independent news site Opchat News :

Visit the new events pages where your organisations, company or optical grouping can let the optical world know about meetings, webinars, peer reviews and events, when, where and who should attend…all for free and you can enter the details yourself.
Optical Supplier’s Directory 
Ready for self-populating by Suppliers to the UK Optical Industry
Choose from a hundred product and service types, identify yourselves as OSA members whose organisation has sponsored the new directory. 
(OSA members receive significant discounts across the site and are published as OSA members within their entry.)

PHN are Co-Media and Vision Partners of AIO and FODO and the IOA , the charities VisionBridge and Sightsavers and the Optical Suppliers Association leading Industry Body. We continue to be long term Media partners with 100% Optical 

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