All events and courses

We offer a wide range of seminars, surgical skills courses and webinars for everyone involved in ophthalmic care and service development.

Scroll down to see details of all the webinars, training events and Skills courses taking place over the next few months. Click on the dropdowns to view our events by category, then click on your selected course to see more information and to book your place.

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Our upcoming events and courses

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More webinars coming soon

Date: 10/10/25
Location: London
Event: TTT Supervision for Ophthalmic Practitioner Training
This one-day Training the Trainers (TTT) course is suitable for ophthalmologists, orthoptists, optometrists and ophthalmic nurses who are experienced in education and would like to implement the Ophthalmic Practitioner Training (OPT) programme in their unit or region, building confidence in areas including using objective setting to stimulate and direct learning, motivating trainees through feedback and developing action plans through which to monitor progress.
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Date:13/10/25 – 14/10/25
Event: Research changes lives
Location: London
This two-day course is for ophthalmologists or other ophthalmic professionals at any career stage with little prior research experience who would like an introduction to doing, appraising, and applying research to improve clinical practice.
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Date: 22/10/25
Location: London
Event: Back to basics: Byte-sized topics for all
Join us for a one-day focused, practical session covering key topics in eye care – from red eyes and corneal ulcers to double vision, disc swelling, and glaucoma. Participants are able to ask questions, join discussions, and strengthen their skills in a friendly, interactive setting.
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Date: 14/11/25
Location: London
Event: 16th SAS National Eye Day 
Join us for our annual SAS day, featuring talks by keynote speakers and networking opportunities.
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Date: 20/11/25
Location: York
Event: Portfolio Pathway Training Day
This is a one-day workshop for those intending to apply in either curriculum 2024 or curriculum 2010 or anyone with an open, in-progress Portfolio Pathway application with the General Medical Council. Items covered during the day will include the differences between the 2010 and 2024 curriculums and demonstrations of ways to approach an application. There will be presentations from an experienced assessor and previous applicants, and you will receive many tips on how to give yourself the best chance of success.
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Skills course: Introduction to ophthalmic surgery (various dates)
Designed to serve as an introduction to ophthalmic surgery, this course offers trainees the opportunity to learn some of the core skills that form the building blocks of ophthalmic surgery. The focus will be on hands-on practical experience with only short introductions to each topic and at least five hours of simulated surgery using the latest model eyes. The course is open to foundation doctors, medical students, overseas doctors, in fact anyone who is considering a career in ophthalmology.
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Date: 6/10/25
Location: London
Skills course: IOL fixation course
This practical course, suitable for consultants and senior trainees, covers a wide variety of IOL fixation techniques.
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Date: 23 – 24/10/25
Location: London
Skills course: Cornea Curriculum course
This two-day-course is suitable for mid-career trainees and early career consultants, and overseas doctors are welcome. It will cover corneal transplantation and common corneal procedures such as suturing, gluing, amniotic membrane suturing and corneal laceration.
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Date: 29/10/25
Location: London
Skills course: Ultrasound seminar
This one-day course, suitable for all grades of ophthalmologists and allied professions, introduces basic training in ophthalmic ultrasound.  Participants will have the opportunity to conduct “hand-on-hand” supervised scanning on volunteers.
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Date: 7/11/25
Location: London
Skills course: Ocular trauma course
This practical course, aimed at ophthalmologists who provide surgical on-call services, including ST5-7 trainees, Fellows and consultants, focuses on the management of complex corneal lacerations, iris trauma, corneo-scleral  lacerations, globe rupture, lid laceration and canalicular repair.
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