The European Academy of Optometry and Optics

Academy programme

The Academy's 2012 conference will run over two and a half days, from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 April and will offer a combination of learning styles.

Keynote speakers

• Professor Pablo Artal (University of Murcia, Spain)
  Adaptive optics with a focus on new research
• Dr Kathryn Saunders (University of Ulster, UK)
  Clinical practice in relation to paediatric care

Workshops

Workshops will be held at the Dublin Institute of Technology.  These clinicial sessions will support the development of practical skills, enabling you to gain valuable experience and essential skills to implement in practice.

Poster presentations

These will explore a diverse range of research areas and provide you with the opportunity to talk to presenters and gain a valuable insight into their work.  The poster sessions will provide excellent networking and learning opportuities.

Lectures

Leading academics will focus on some of the key areas of concern for the profession.

Case studies

These sessions will bring together three or four brief case studies for discussion, allowing delegates to share and compare practice. Facilitated by a Chair, the sessions will allow presenters and attendees to discuss how they work, and to explore how they can learn from each other.

Discussion forums

Access to these sessions gives delegates the opportunity to interact, network in your areas of expertise and share ideas which will explore some of the major issues in the industry in small forum groups. 

Special Interest Groups

These sessions offer members the opportunity to develop their professional networks in the areas of:

• cornea, contact lenses and refractive technology
• optometric low vision rehabilitation
• binocular vision
• primary eye care
• optometric education.

These sessions are exclusive to Academy members and will be led by the SIG leaders and supporters.