This free continuing professional development webinar, From Myopia Management to Presbyopia, is hosted by CooperVision and will follow the contact lens journey of a patient ‘Sophie’ through every stage of life.
Participants will learn how to confidently communicate with parents about myopia management, support the transition to single vision contact lenses, and optimise success when fitting multifocal contact lenses.
Learning Objectives
Participants will gain an understanding of:
- The design and proven efficacy of CooperVision’s ActivControl technology, optimised toric lens geometry, and the binocular progressive system,
- Contact lens selection considerations for different life stages, and
- The steps needed to optimise success when prescribing multifocal contact lenses.
Webinar Options
Webinar One
Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2026.
Start time: 7:00pm (AEDT) / 9:00pm (NZDT)
Speaker: Joe Tanner
Joe Tanner is an optometrist who has worked in the contact lens industry in educational and commercial roles in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. He has given presentations and workshops on contact lens topics internationally as well as owning businesses involved in contact lens distribution and optometry.
A former clinical supervisor at the University of Auckland and Queensland University of Technology, he is also a contributing author to the textbook Contact Lens Practice by Nathan Efron. Mr Tanner is a Fellow of the British Contact Lens Association and is currently Head of Professional Affairs for CooperVision.
Webinar Two
Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Start time: 5:00pm (AEDT) / 7:00pm (NZDT)
Speaker: Dr Adam Samuels
Dr Adam Samuels is a therapeutically qualified optometrist with experience across clinical practice, academia and the contact lens industry. He has spent a decade as an optometry practice owner and recently completed a PhD in contact lens compliance and behaviour change at the University of New South Wales. Dr Samuels specialises in translating scientific evidence into practical education and is a Professional Affairs Manager at CooperVision
Optometry Australia accreditation has been approved for 1 Institute of Excellence Quality Assured CPD hour, and 1G by Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board (ODOB) in New Zealand.
