O=MEGA23/WCO4 welcomes CooperVision and HOYA as major sponsors
O=MEGA23/WCO4 has welcomed CooperVision as Platinum sponsor and HOYA as Diamond sponsor of this important industry event.
Taking place from 8-10 September 2023 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, this year O=MEGA23 will run in partnership with 4th World Congress of Optometry as an expanded international event. The biggest eye care and eyewear fair in Australia combined with the most credentialed and largest annual optometry clinical conference in the Southern Hemisphere will be a critical event for the optometry sector.
“CooperVision is proud to have secured the major Platinum Sponsorship at O=MEGA23/WCO4,” said Dan Burgess, Myopia Management Commercial Lead at CooperVision.
“We had hoped to have supported a live 2021 event, but due to Covid that was not possible. However, we are excited to be planning a major presence at the first O=MEGA event since 2019, and one that will see the 4th World Congress of Optometry integrated into what was already the biggest eye care event in the Southern Hemisphere.
“As Platinum Sponsor of O=MEGA23/WCO4, CooperVision is keen to share valuable insights via a keynote address on Myopia Management. Presenting information face-to-face and being able to chat with peers on educational content and research findings is such an important activity and we are very happy to be contributing in a way that helps facilitate this.
“O=MEGA23/WCO4 is an especially great fit for CooperVision given our partnership with the World Council of Optometry to define and promote a standard of care to treat myopia progression. As a global partnership, and an initiative that is centred around evidence-based approaches without bias toward any particular treatment methodologies, key global events like O=MEGA23/WCO4 are an excellent opportunity to share and discuss the latest research in evidenced-based myopia management,” he said.
With optometrists attending from all over the world and those from Australia for the first time since 2019, this event is shaping up to be the most prominent to date for O=MEGA. Presented by ODMA, Optometry Victoria South Australia, and the World Congress of Optometry, event sponsors are welcoming this key opportunity to meet with the sector.
“HOYA are excited to be the Diamond sponsor of O=MEGA23/WCO4 as the premier event of 2023. With a significant presence planned during both the trade show and the 4th World Congress of Optometry, this format allows HOYA to communicate with customers and optometrists at both a clinical and commercial level. We are very happy to support such an important congress,” said Craig Chick, Managing Director, HOYA Lens Australia.
“As Diamond sponsor of O=MEGA23/WCO4 and the 4th World Congress of Optometry, HOYA are thrilled to be sharing the latest insights in Myopia Management via a Symposium during the conference program,” he added.
“We are thrilled to announce the major sponsors for the O=MEGA23/WCO4 event,” said Amanda Trotman, Acting CEO, ODMA.
“CooperVision was of course in support of the event in 2021, which sadly could not be held due to Covid. HOYA has made the decision to really increase its presence at the 2023 event. It is the support and participation of the sponsors and trade exhibitors that really make a huge contribution to making live events viable given the high costs of holding these events. As an advocate of live events, I am always appreciative of sponsor involvement, as there is nothing like attending a face-to-face event and the connections people will make at events such as O=MEGA. These connections I know can be life changing, for both attendees’ personal and business lives,” she said.
Platinum sponsor CooperVision is one of the world’s leading contact lens companies, serving eye care professionals and lens wearers in over 130 countries. CooperVision produces billions of contact lenses annually, and is committed to creating products to slow the progression of myopia in children and bring innovative advantages to contact lens wearers.
Diamond sponsor HOYA is a lens manufacturer that also provides eye care professionals with what they need to successfully develop their practice, from high-quality lenses to seamlessly integrated systems, training, and reliable services. HOYA regularly partners with vision care organisations to promote eye-care services, increase eye-health literacy, and provide communities across the world with access to interventions.
Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, O=MEGA23/WCO4 will showcase the best in education, eye care, and eyewear, and visitors will have a chance to network and earn accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD/COPE).
EVENT: O=MEGA23/WCO4
DATES: 8-10 September 2023
VENUE: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
WEBSITE: www.omega-event.org
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