Events for optical professionals
As well as hosting and facilitating our own events, the Optical Engagement team attends and exhibits at a range of conferences throughout the year.
If you have any questions or feedback about our events, please contact our Optical Engagement Manager at lorcan.butler@thebraintumourcharity.org.
Webinars for optical professionals
We offer webinars for all optical professionals to expand their knowledge of how brain tumours affect vision and how optical professionals are vital in the early detection of brain tumours.
Webinars are free and include the opportunity to ask questions. By sharing your name and GOC number with us, you can be accredited CET points from the GOC for attending one of out webinars.
Our webinars are held using the Zoom application, which is free to download. Help on how to download and use Zoom can be found here.
If you have any questions, or would like to present your data at one of our future webinars please contact our Optical Engagement Manager at lorcan.butler@thebraintumourcharity.org.
I’ve had several delegates thanking the EYLOC for such an excellent and relevant lecture, slick and well presented. I have invited my optometrist contacts many times with offers of lectures, and this one has attracted the largest audience by far. I would have no hesitation in recommending this lecture to other LOCs.
Roger Smyth, Chairman East Yorkshire Local Optical Committee (EYLOC)
Brain Tumour and Vision Charity Lecture
Brain Tumour and Vision Charity Lecture
We are calling for all optical professionals to recognize the visual symptoms that may be signs of a tumour.
A lecture in memory of Amani Liaquat, a 22 year old graduate who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain tumour in 2020. Even after chemotherapy and treatment this didn’t halt the tumour and unfortunately , she passed away in 2022.
Optom Academy and Lorcan have teamed up with Amani Liaquat’s parents to deliver this lecture. 1CPD Point for OOS and DOS

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Anterior Ischaemic Neuropathies- You’ve got some Nerve!
Date: Wednesday 8th March
Time: 7.30pm GMT
Duration: 1 hour
Speaker: Lorcan Butler BSc (Hons) MCOptom, Prof Cert Paed Eye Care, Optical Engagement Manager for The Brain Tumour Charity.
Brain Tumour and Vision Charity Lecture
Date: Sunday 26th March 2023
Time: 5.30pm GMT
Speaker: Lorcan Butler BSc (Hons) MCOptom, Prof Cert Paed Eye Care, Optical Engagement Manager for The Brain Tumour Charity. Amani’s parents, Optom Academy.
We are calling for all optical professionals to recognize the visual symptoms that may be signs of a tumour.
A lecture in memory of Amani Liaquat, a 22 year old graduate who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain tumour in 2020. Even after chemotherapy and treatment this didn’t halt the tumour and unfortunately , she passed away in 2022.
Optom Academy and Lorcan have teamed up with Amani Liaquat’s parents to deliver this lecture. 1CPD Point for OOS and DOS.
This lecture is also a fundraiser with all ticket proceeds going towards research and treatment of Glioblastomas.