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Contact Lens and Anterior Eye, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 33-34, 1997 Printed in Great Britain
© 1997 British Contact Lens Association
BCLANews BRITISH CONTACT LENS ASSOCIATION 21st ANNUAL CLINICAL CONFERENCE BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, UK 6-8 JUNE 1997 PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME THURSDAY5 JUNE1997 1700-2100 Conference registration 1800 BCLA welcome party hosted by Tinsley Medical Instruments 200 Speaker FRIDAY6 JUNE1997 0800 Conference registration 0915 Opening ceremony--Professor Nathan Efron
Review Papers and Exhibition 0930 The mysteries of an unstable honeycomb?--Professor Michael Doughty 1015 The current status of refractive surgery and extension of the role of the optometrist--Mr Emanuel Rosen 1100 Coffee 1130 The evolution and present state of contact lenses--a blink in time--Dr Don Korb 1215 Inaugural 'Irving Fatt Memorial Lecture' 1250 Lunch (section meetings) 1415 Adverse responses to contact lenses: from A1 to MK. Is continuous wear achievable?--Professor Brian Holden 1430 Exhibition opens 1500 Four reasons to dreadfully bore you--Dr Lou Catania 1545 Tea 1615 Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association (MCLOSA) Discussion 1715 Discussion 1730 Session ends 1800 Official opening of the Exhibition by the Worshipful, The Mayor of Bournemouth 2100 Exhibition closes 2100 BCLA/Alcon hospitality evening Hands-on Workshop SATURDAY7 JUNE1997 1900 Conference session 1--Dr Lou Catania 0930 Exhibition opens 1030 Discussion 1045 Coffee and Exhibition 1100 Manufacturers' paper sessions 1300 Non-delegate guests' half-day tour departs from
conference registration desk 1300 Lunch, Exhibition and Posters 1400 Interactive session on grading scales for contact lens complications 1500 Conference session 2--Mr Emanuel Rosen 1545 Tea, Exhibition and Posters 1615 Conference Session 2 (continued) 1700 Discussion 1715 Interactive quiz (hosted by Professor Brien Holden) 1800 Conference session 2 finishes 1800 Exhibition closes 1930 Reception 2000 Blitz Ball (formal wear) SUNDAY8 JUNE1997 0845 Annual General Meeting 0915 Conference Session 3--Dr Don Korb 1000 Exhibition opens 1000 Non-delegate guests' half-day tour departs from conference registration desk 1045 Discussion 1100 Coffee, Exhibition and Posters 1130 Perspectives of a malpractice lawyer--Dr Kent Buckingham 1200 BCLA medal presentation--Professor Brien Holden 1210 BCLA medal address--Professor Brien Holden 1240 Lunch, Exhibition and Posters 1400 Conference session 4--Professor Michael Doughty 1430 Exhibition closes 1530 Discussion 1545 Award ceremony of posters and photographic competition prizes 1600 Closing ceremony--Mr Stephen Cohen
BCLA Photographic Competition The BCLA is holding a photographic competition, sponsored by Hydron Ltd. There is no particular theme, so this competition offers an excellent opportunity to display any interesting contact lens-related slides to the conference delegates. The judging will be according to the following criteria: • As providing clinical information • A demonstration of educational benefit • Uniqueness • Quality of photography
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BCLANEWS The Prizes 1st prize: £250 vouchers for literature or professional equipment; 2nd prize: £150 vouchers for literature or professional equipment; 3rd prize: £100 vouchers for literature or professional equipment.
Conditions of Competition Entry Maximum of two submissions per entrant, stating name and address. Only 35ram slides will be accepted. Slides and copyright become property of BCLA with proper accreditation and
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the winning entries will normally be published in the Journal of the BCLA. Each slide must be accompanied with a brief title and a 100 word abstract written in English including: description of condition, brief history (if appropriate) and photographic conditions. Completed submissions should be sent not later than 1st March 1997 to: BCLA Photographic Competition, c/o Professor Nathan Efron, Department of Optometry, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD.
© 1997 British Contact Lens Association
BCLANews BRITISH CONTACT LENS ASSOCIATION 21st ANNUAL CLINICAL CONFERENCE BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, UK 6-8 JUNE 1997 PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME THURSDAY5 JUNE1997 1700-2100 Conference registration 1800 BCLA welcome party hosted by Tinsley Medical Instruments 200 Speaker FRIDAY6 JUNE1997 0800 Conference registration 0915 Opening ceremony--Professor Nathan Efron
Review Papers and Exhibition 0930 The mysteries of an unstable honeycomb?--Professor Michael Doughty 1015 The current status of refractive surgery and extension of the role of the optometrist--Mr Emanuel Rosen 1100 Coffee 1130 The evolution and present state of contact lenses--a blink in time--Dr Don Korb 1215 Inaugural 'Irving Fatt Memorial Lecture' 1250 Lunch (section meetings) 1415 Adverse responses to contact lenses: from A1 to MK. Is continuous wear achievable?--Professor Brian Holden 1430 Exhibition opens 1500 Four reasons to dreadfully bore you--Dr Lou Catania 1545 Tea 1615 Medical Contact Lens and Ocular Surface Association (MCLOSA) Discussion 1715 Discussion 1730 Session ends 1800 Official opening of the Exhibition by the Worshipful, The Mayor of Bournemouth 2100 Exhibition closes 2100 BCLA/Alcon hospitality evening Hands-on Workshop SATURDAY7 JUNE1997 1900 Conference session 1--Dr Lou Catania 0930 Exhibition opens 1030 Discussion 1045 Coffee and Exhibition 1100 Manufacturers' paper sessions 1300 Non-delegate guests' half-day tour departs from
conference registration desk 1300 Lunch, Exhibition and Posters 1400 Interactive session on grading scales for contact lens complications 1500 Conference session 2--Mr Emanuel Rosen 1545 Tea, Exhibition and Posters 1615 Conference Session 2 (continued) 1700 Discussion 1715 Interactive quiz (hosted by Professor Brien Holden) 1800 Conference session 2 finishes 1800 Exhibition closes 1930 Reception 2000 Blitz Ball (formal wear) SUNDAY8 JUNE1997 0845 Annual General Meeting 0915 Conference Session 3--Dr Don Korb 1000 Exhibition opens 1000 Non-delegate guests' half-day tour departs from conference registration desk 1045 Discussion 1100 Coffee, Exhibition and Posters 1130 Perspectives of a malpractice lawyer--Dr Kent Buckingham 1200 BCLA medal presentation--Professor Brien Holden 1210 BCLA medal address--Professor Brien Holden 1240 Lunch, Exhibition and Posters 1400 Conference session 4--Professor Michael Doughty 1430 Exhibition closes 1530 Discussion 1545 Award ceremony of posters and photographic competition prizes 1600 Closing ceremony--Mr Stephen Cohen
BCLA Photographic Competition The BCLA is holding a photographic competition, sponsored by Hydron Ltd. There is no particular theme, so this competition offers an excellent opportunity to display any interesting contact lens-related slides to the conference delegates. The judging will be according to the following criteria: • As providing clinical information • A demonstration of educational benefit • Uniqueness • Quality of photography
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BCLANEWS The Prizes 1st prize: £250 vouchers for literature or professional equipment; 2nd prize: £150 vouchers for literature or professional equipment; 3rd prize: £100 vouchers for literature or professional equipment.
Conditions of Competition Entry Maximum of two submissions per entrant, stating name and address. Only 35ram slides will be accepted. Slides and copyright become property of BCLA with proper accreditation and
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the winning entries will normally be published in the Journal of the BCLA. Each slide must be accompanied with a brief title and a 100 word abstract written in English including: description of condition, brief history (if appropriate) and photographic conditions. Completed submissions should be sent not later than 1st March 1997 to: BCLA Photographic Competition, c/o Professor Nathan Efron, Department of Optometry, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD.