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Scleral Lens Training Meetings 2010
We continue to arrange our successful small scale meetings for Practitioners who wish to update their knowledge of sclerals lens fitting. These meetings, which usually take place at our Hertford premises, are eligable for CET points. Our programme of dates for 2010 are -
21st & 22nd January
22nd & 23rd April
14th & 15th October
In addition, a one day meeting on Saturday 20th November following the MCLOSA meeting on 19th November.The venue for this meeting will be confirmed later.
Hertford is situated conveniently near London Luton and London Stanstead airports, and about 1 hour drive from London Heathrow airport. Railway links are to London Kings Cross and Liverpool Street stations. To confirm your interest please contact Jill Ludlow at info@sclerals.com or telephone +44 (0)1992 559001.
New appointments to the Company
Professor Roger Buckley MA BM BCh FRCS FRCOphth HonFCOptom
Innovative Sclerals is delighted to confirm the appointment of Professor Buckley as a director of the company with immediate effect.
Professor Buckley trained in Medicine at Oxford University and St. Thomas’s Hospital, London, and has been associated with Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, for 30 years, successively as clinical assistant, research assistant, resident, consultant and Director of the Contact Lens and Prosthesis Department. He remains an Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist. Currently, he is Professor of Ocular Medicine at Anglia Ruskin University and continues to undertake clinical work at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
John Parker, director of Innovative Sclerals, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Roger, who is a recognised expert in the field of ophthalmology. We are sure he will make an excellent contribution to our research and development of scleral contact lenses in the future.”
Jennifer Smith BOptom (Hons) MCOptom, FBDO
Innovative Sclerals has appointed Jennifer Smith BOptom as Clinical Consultant with the company with immediate effect.
Jennifer’s role will be to visit interested practitioners, hold training sessions, offer advice regarding scleral lens fitting and provide an electronic customer support service for clients. Jennifer has been heavily involved in providing eye care overseas for several years, most recently in Peru, and is currently practicing at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Oxford Eye Hospital and Hertford Optometry & Contact Lens Practice.
Jennifer said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for me to develop and diversify my professional skills whilst bringing the use of scleral contact lenses to a wider audience with a pioneering speciality lens manufacturer like Innovative Sclerals.”