Past events

Delivered in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision, these events are tailored to the unique needs of locum practitioners and provide the opportunity to discuss scenarios that locums commonly face, including delegating tasks and ensuring equipment is safe to use.

Join us for the AOP Awards 2020 where we will be celebrating Excellence in optics with a gala dinner and awards ceremony, followed by live entertainment.

The UK’s largest optical event, bringing together 9,115 professionals to learn, network and discover the latest products, technologies and solutions on an international stage.

Our highly valued, interactive sessions return to various locations across the UK. Facilitated by experienced AOP representatives, delegates benefit from reflecting on different approaches to common clinical scenarios.

In partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision, these events are tailored to the needs of locum practitioners across the UK and include an opportunity to discuss relevant scenarios through peer discussion and update skills in a clinical workshop environment.

Using common workplace scenarios as a basis for discussion, this workshop will introduce you to some tried-and-tested assertiveness and influencing techniques.

Our in-house experts facilitate informative, interactive and practical sessions, which include the opportunity to ask questions relating to your day-to-day practice.

The National Optical Conference is the key event in the calendar for those involved in or looking to join their Local Optical Committees or those delivering eye health services through a Primary Eyecare Company.

A well-established clinical conference which all optometrists are welcome to attend. This event is organised by the AOP’s Hospital Optometrists Committee. The conference focuses on challenges faced and managed in the hospital service, while providing extensively for the education needs of all practitioners.

In partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision, these events are tailored to the needs of locum practitioners across the UK and include an opportunity to discuss relevant scenarios through peer discussion and update skills in a clinical workshop environment.