Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating!

Join us this Thursday 11th May 7pm at the Belmont hotel in Leicester for our AGM. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks to Leics & Rutland LOC for their invite to their AGM. Great to support them LOCSU. 👌🏾 #primaryeyecare

Thank you to those who attended our AGM last week and meeting! Election of officers was held and below are the duly elected office bearers for the next year: Chair - Vinesh Patel Vice Chair - Hassnain Safdar Treasurer - Amar-Kaash Gandecha Secretary - Cindy Jones LOCSU

We were delighted to have our President Leon Davies FCOptom speak at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress. An insightful talk on the evolving roles of optometrists, collaborative efforts with ophthalmologists and the importance of multidisciplinary eye care teams. #AdvancingOptometry

Last week I led a debate on the need for an Eye Health Strategy for England, discussing issues ranging from NHS workforce to better joining up primary and secondary care. Thank you to all colleagues for contributions and commitment to improve eye health care outcomes.

#AnnualCongress23 #RCOphth Louisa Wickham presents new model of digitally enabled pathways with extended eye care professionals triaging patients at TEHI session

Thank you to all who joined us at our recent regional event in Nottingham. A great chance for members to catch up, connect with their College Council rep and earn 6 CPD points through peer reviews and practical workshops. Join an upcoming event here ➡️ bit.ly/CoOEvents

As part of #CataractAwarenessMonth, you can share our eye-opening videos with patients to show how this common condition causes blurred vision, glare and difficulty seeing in low-light. More helpful patient information can be found here ➡️ lookafteryoureyes.org/eye-conditions…

We are delighted to announce that the College of Optometrists & BCLA are working to bring a new conference collaboration. Optometry Tomorrow 2024, brings together The College of Optometrists’ flagship conference and BCLA Focus under one roof. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/368fucw6

What would you do in this scenario? “I have a patient who was recently diagnosed with bilateral glaucoma with a visual field defect, do they need to notify the DVLA?" Read the #ClinicalFile for our answer ➡️ bit.ly/3DgGAjz

Thank you to all who attended our Eyecare Electronic Referral Service (EERS) presentation tonight! We hope you found it useful. For those who were unable to attend tonight, we’ll be hosting another event end of September. Keep an eye out in your inbox #Optometry #Ophthalmology

Today is the start of National Eye Health Week 2023. Maintaining good eye health is crucial to preventing sight loss & detecting disease early. Everyone must have their eyes tested every two years. For more info: visionmatters.org.uk Eye Health Week #NationalEyeHealthWeek

A productive day representing Leicestershire and Rutland LOC at the National Optical Conference discussing the future of NHS services in optical practices, digital connectivity, cross-sector collaboration between primary and secondary care, A+G and much more! #NOC2023 #eyecare

Our AGM was held this week. Election of officers was held and below are the elected officers for the next year. Chair: Vinesh Patel Vice Chair: Hassnain Safdar Treasurer: Amar-kaash Gandecha Secretary: Cindy Jones

Our most recent CPD event 'A practical approach to sudden loss of vision' was a great success! Thank you to everyone who attended. If you would like to be informed about any future events keep an eye out on our social media pages or get in touch to be added to our mailing list.

Join us for an evening of professional development and networking! The event will kick off with networking from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM, followed by the CPD session starting promptly at 7:00 PM. Register here forms.office.com/e/9ph9Tpymv7 We look forward to seeing you there!

Calling all Leicestershire optometrists and dispensing opticians 📢 Register here, forms.office.com/e/9ph9Tpymv7 Event: Common Cataract Considerations Date: Thursday 12th Sep 2024 Time: 18.30 – 20.30 Venue: Hilton Leicester LE19 1WQ CPD points: 3 (interactive) GOC CPD: C-109358

CPD event this evening for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians 📢 Register here, forms.office.com/e/9ph9Tpymv7 Event: Common Cataract Considerations Date: 12/09/2024 Time: 18.30 – 20.30 Venue: Hilton Leicester 21 Junction Approach LE19 1WQ CPD points: 3 (interactive)

Last month saw LOCSU hold Regional Optical Conferences across the UK. This gave us an opportunity to speak to our neighbouring LOCs to connect and share ideas across the region.