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Optrafair 20/20 offers world class presentations and debate from industry experts covering the issues and concerns facing the optical industry, as well as hopefully providing some solutions. The Presidents’ Address and Optical Question Time are exclusive, brand new...

Following on quickly from announcing that world renowned Consultant Ophthalmologist Pearse Keane has been awarded the Kanski Lecture, and that Professor Sunil Shah will perform live laser surgery at Optrafair 20/20, FMO is pleased to announce that two of the world’s...

World-class ophthalmologist and author Jack Kanski passed away on 5 January 2019. To honour his life's work, the inaugural Optrafair Lecture has been renamed the Kanski Lecture. Stuart Burn, FMO Chair, said: "We are delighted to announce that Optrafair’s keynote...

A leading exponent of cataract laser surgery, Professor Sunil Shah, will be performing live surgery at Optrafair 20/20. Professor Shah qualified from St. Georges Hospital Medical School and completed his post-graduate training in Torquay, Exeter, Manchester and...

Following the FMO General Meeting, FMO held two Optrafair 20/20 Transformation events to update companies on a host of new features for 20/20. Led by FMO chair-elect, Stuart Burn, the event provided the perfect environment for companies old and new to Optrafair to...

Optos provides ultra-widefield images of 200° (82%) of the retina in a single non-contact optomap® image. Our technology provides 3-in-1 Colour Depth Imaging™, including sensory, choroidal and composite colour views, well as autofluorescence imaging with green laser...

HR Solutions, who supply FMO's latest member benefit, the HR Knowledge Base and Advice Line, have published Brexit Business preparation, Risk and Compliance advice. Members can access the HR Knowledge Base & Advice Leaflets in the "General" section of the members...

In the run up to Optrafair 20/20 we will be announcing its new, major features first within FMO's Insider Information before releasing the details to the press. The first announcement is the ‘The Optrafair Lecture’, awarded on an annual basis to a prominent...

Last month Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Baroness Blackwood, Under Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, asked the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Department of Health and Social Care...

It is with great sadness that we report the untimely death of John Conway, an esteemed veteran of the optical industry, at the age of 60. The photo shows John, on the right, receiving Honorary Life Membership of the FMO from Kingsley Sleep and Barry Dibble in 2017....

As you know, the Government has reached agreement with the EU on an extension for Brexit until 31 October 2019 at the latest, with the option to leave earlier as soon as a deal has been ratified. Dr. Andy Hepworth, Professional Relations Manager at Essilor, FMO...

Optician asked incoming FMO chairman Stuart Burn how the FMO intends to bring the glamour back to Optrafair Stuart Burn likes challenges – in fact he thrives on them. Having taken over as vice chair of FMO, the UK’s optical trade association, in September, he will...