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• These are an opportunity to develop your skills and discuss concepts with qualified professionals and your peers.
Face-to-Face Events
See below our latest in-person events where you can expand your practical knowledge and earn CPD points!
12th May 2026
STEP® Newly Qualified 2.0: Crime Scene Dry Eye
Come and join our full day course built to support early-career optometrists to deepen their understanding of dry eye disease.
This is free to join and there are 12 interactive CPD points available.
To receive an invite, simply join STEP Newly Qualified to start the process and email [email protected] if you have any questions.
13th May 2026
STEP® Newly Qualified 2.0: Eye SOS
Come and join our full day course built to boost clinical confidence of optometrists in their first 4 years of practice.
This course is free to join and there are 12 interactive CPD points available.
To receive an invite, simply join STEP Newly Qualified to start the process and email [email protected] if you have any questions.
23rd-25th June 2026
STEP® Gold Mock OSCE Experience
This full-day course is designed to help pre-registration optometrists prepare an build confidence ahead of their OSCE exam. Attendees will complete a full mock OSCE circuit, followed by the opportunity to reflect on their performance through one-to-one and group feedback sessions. Places on this course are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
To qualify for an invitation, students must have worked their way onto STEP Gold by earning 150 credits on Bronze and 250 on Silver.
Anyone can join STEP at any point in their education, so if you would like to attend this course but are not yet on STEP, please go to the STEP News page to watch a video on how to join. We run this course 4 times a year, once for each OSCE sitting, so please book the date that best suits you!
If you have any questions about attending this course, please get in touch via [email protected].
30th June 2026
When Presbyopia Meets Astigmatism: Multifocal Masterclass
In partnership with ABDO, we will help Contact Lens Opticians (CLOs) take a deep dive into the world of Presbyopia and Multifocal Contact Lens fitting (including Multifocal Torics). You'll take part in practical activities and simulated Multifocal contact lens fitting scenarios, as well as discover what drives patients on their contact lens fitting journey. There are 12 CPD points, including a CLO-accredited Peer Review.
Places are limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Registering does not guarantee a place on this course, as there are limited places. You will be advised whether you have secured a place by 7th June 2026. There is no charge for this educational event, although you must make your own travel and accommodation arrangements as appropriate.
CPD Sessions:
C-109906 Lens of Life: The Patient Journey Edition (DW 3pts)
C-113496 Exploring Presbyopia and its impact on Multifocal Designs (DW 3pts)
C-115159 Life in Focus: Solutions for Presbyopia (DW 3pts)
C-114250 Eye Spy: The Future of Presbyopia (PR 3pts)
Please note that if you have undertaken any of the above CPD already in the current cycle you will not be able to claim point for that session.
Event Information
Date & Time
Tuesday 30th June
09:00am - 16.30pm
Location:
Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd, Pinewood Campus, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3EW, Wokingham
If you have any questions about attending this course, please get in touch via [email protected].
1st July 2026
Innovations in Toric Multifocal Contact Lenses
Designed for Independant Eye Care Professionals
We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive evening event focusing on innovations in toric multifocal contact lenses taking place on 1st July.
Join us for an immersive event designed exclusively for Independent Eye Care Professionals like you. This exciting evening event is packed with valuable workshops that will bring like-minded professionals together to share clinical education designed to support your presbyopic astigmatic patients in practice.
This event is designed for Qualified Independent Eye Care Professionals, 6 CPD points available.
Event Information
Date & Time:
Wednesday 1st July
18:00pm - 21:00pm
Location:
Mercure Haydock Hotel
Penny Ln, Haydock, Saint Helens
WA11 9SG
To register please reach out to your ACUVUE® account manager or email [email protected]
2nd July 2026
STEP® Silver - Smash Your Stage Two
This day course helps pre-registration student optometrists build confidence and clinical skills ahead of their practical direct observation assessment.
It is open to any Pre-reg student on STEP Silver and will take place four times a year. Please get in touch if you have any questions via [email protected].
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