Brands On Display
It is a great opportunity for the visiting optician community to cash in as the event is graced by some big brands like ZEISS, Schneider, MEI, OptiSwiss, Minima, Lafont, Monogram, Stepper, Hello Kitty and Vision Rx, among many others. All the big brands and global trends – under one roof. Innovative concepts like the country-specific pavilions that bring together leading brands of the region under one roof, were appreciated by the visitors. And why not! The idea of catching up on the global brands without actually going globe-trotting is a hard-to-resist temptation.
Speakers Speak at the VP Academy
The VP Academy was another added attraction. The day kickstarted with a session on contact lenses by Nilesh Thite, Executive Manager of Educational Programs International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE). This was followed by a session on importance of corneal topography interpretation in optometry practice by Irene Sophia JosephM.Optom, FIAOMC, MBCLA, Research Scholar. The highlight of the first half was followed by a panel discussion on inter professional collaboration between optometry and ophthalmology. The panel featured stalwarts like Dr.Yazan Gammoh,Chair of Education Committee World Council of Optometry, Chair of Optometry Department Al Ahliyya Amman University; Nilesh Thite, Executive Manager of Educational Programs International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) and Zachary Cairns, Deputy Head Optometrist, Moorfields Eye Hospital UAE.
Dr. Nisreen Hassan Alwan, Associate dean of Academic Affairs, Associate professor of Environmental Heath and SafetyCollege of Health Sciences Abu Dhabi University will be moderating the discussion.
Post lunch break, Dr.Yazan Gammoh, Chair of Education Committee World Council of Optometry, Chair of Optometry Department Al Ahliyya Amman University, conducted a session on myopia management. Devakani Suresh Kumar,Optometrist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, spoke about methods to make primary optometry interesting. The day concluded with a session on keratoconus refraction by Zachary Cairns, Deputy Head Optometrist, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UAE.
Here is a glimpse of the line-up for day 2 at the VP Academy
Multifocal Contact lenses
Nilesh Thite,Executive Manager of Educational Programs International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE)
Effectiveness of iPad application in Vision Rehabilitation for Children with vision impairment
Maisa Obeid, Msc Vision Rehabilitation, UAE Country Representative For G3ict, Accessibility Consultant
Myopia Management
Dr. Christian Lappe, Zeiss Vision Care
Why colored lenses ?
Mona Kazim, Special Needs & Learning Disabilities Consultant
Visual behavior of Modern presbyopes
Sharbel Abi Efrem , Optom EAOO, Customer Experience Manager, Head of Education HOYA SEIKO Partner Business EMEA
Specialized Optometry Practice with Scleral lenses
Irene Sophia JosephM.Optom, FIAOMC, MBCLA, Research Scholar
more details:
https://events.fourplusmedia.com/VPAcademy
VP Awards
VP Awards Arabia – clearly the biggest celebration of the achievements of the optical trade community will be hosted on the second day of VisionPlus EXPO. Given the excitement surrounding the coveted award programme, the galleria displaying the short listed products for the VP Awards 2022 was clearly another highlight for the visitors.
Day 1 of the VisionPlus EXPO ended on a high note with visitors appreciating every aspect of the event. With two more days to go, the kind of love and response that the event is getting – its success is only going to grow bigger.
