Kieran Hill, head of B2B sales at Waterhaul, on the process of repurposing ocean plastics, and the importance of a circular economy for sustainability

OT  spoke to a range of eyewear companies and High Street employers at 100% Optical about their sustainability goals

Eyespace’s Ryan James discusses the eyewear design studio and supplier’s sustainability mission

Bird Eyewear founder, Ed Bird, talks to OT  about product launches, new materials, and B Corp certification

Jason Kirk, managing director of Kirk & Kirk, told OT  that colour is becoming increasingly important in a hybrid-working world

Specsavers’ Doug Perkins, Giles Edmonds and Paul Morris outline the challenges facing the profession and how data can be used to demonstrate its value

The company demonstrated its practice support tool, and spoke to OT  about its summer collections

OT  spoke to the company about the Monaco device and the supporting role it could play in shared care pathways

Zeiss showcased equipment that assists practices in supporting patients from assessment to diagnosis, management and referral

Professional education director, Martin Long, focused on interpreting optical coherence tomography scans at 100% Optical

The company spoke to OT  about practice recovery following the pandemic and the interest in going private

OCL Vision director, Allon Barsam, emphasised the importance of patient selection during a presentation on refractive surgery at 100% Optical

Community Eyecare chief executive, Imran Rahman, explored the causes of lengthy hospital waiting lists during his 100% Optical presentation

Queen’s Hospital consultant ophthalmic surgeon, Bita Manzouri, discussed a series of enigmatic corneal cases at 100% Optical

At 100% Optical, a team from SeeAbility discussed how barriers to eye care can be addressed through LOCSU’s refreshed community learning disability pathway

The Acuvue Oasys Multifocal was showcased on the contact lens company’s stand, along with recycling initiatives and educational activities

Demonstrating its Spectralis and Anterion platforms at 100% Optical, Heidelberg Engineering told OT  how the pandemic has spurred the creation of more diagnostic hubs in ophthalmology

The independent lab told OT  about its new Digital Ray-Path 2 lenses

At 100% Optical OT  chatted to Specsavers Home Visits JVP, Zetun Arif, about her love of domiciliary optometry and why others should consider this growing part of the profession

SpaMedica medical director, Alex Silvester, outlined the implications of artificial intelligence technology for eye care at 100% Optical

Professor Ed Mallen outlined the case for slowing myopia progression and the effectiveness of management options at 100% Optical

Ian Davis encouraged optometrists and business owners to think about why and how they use social media in practice

The company gave OT  a demonstration of its new Myopia Expert 700 device

Simon Berry, optometrist and owner of DizzyDuck, told OT  about a device to help optometrists treat patients with learning disabilities

The contact lens manufacturer has spoken to OT  about its new Ultra one-day offering

The Association welcomed over 100 industry representatives at an evening celebration during 100% Optical

“One of the issues that we find causes great concern amongst optometrists is the fear of litigation,” Efa Schmidt told attendees

OT  hears from the organisers and exhibitors at 100% Optical 2022 about what it means to be back at the show

After a two year gap, the UK’s biggest optical event returned at the weekend, bringing the profession face-to-face