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The article discusses the sessions included at the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) Clinical Conference which was held in Birmingham, England. Husband and wife team Professors Suzi Fleiszig and David Evans of the University of California, Berkeley, discusses issues such as pathology and safety. In his own presentation, Evans said progress in research had been hurdled due to the lack of an appropriate animal model for studying the eye's natural defences.

The article focuses on the Optrafair 2013 that was held in Birmingham, England. Visitors to the Guide Dogs stand at Optrafair could travel through a sensory tunnel that aimed to convey the condition of blindness. Aside from the spectacle frames, lenses, instruments and contact lenses on display, an automotive theme developed was displayed at the exhibition.

The article reports on the move of the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) to invite proposals for clinical workshop presented for its 2010 Clinical Conference in Birmingham, England which will be held from May 27-30. According to the article, the proposals could be any topic as long as it is relative to contact lenses or the anterior eye. It adds that submissions should state the purpose of the workshop, clinical content, the workshop format, as well as the four course objectives.