100% Optical Sees Surge in Senior Expertise
with Important Development in Optometrists, Patrons, and Ophthalmologists
The UK’s largest optical occasion, 100% Optical, occurred on the Excel Centre in London from March 1-3, drawing a powerful crowd of over 11,000 attendees. With greater than 250 exhibitors and 500 manufacturers on show, the occasion reaffirmed its place as a premier gathering for the optical trade.
This yr’s version noticed a marked improve in senior professionals, with a 9% rise in optometrists and meting out opticians, a 20% surge in patrons, and a exceptional 66% progress in senior-level ophthalmologists and consultants attending the co-located 100% Ophthalmology occasion.
The three-day occasion, constructed across the theme of ‘Specializing in the Future’, delivered an immersive expertise with a numerous lineup of exhibitors, cutting-edge trade launches, unique networking alternatives, and a dynamic instructional program that includes over 100 hours of free CPD content material. Attendees additionally loved vibrant catwalk exhibits and devoted areas showcasing producers, distributors, impartial manufacturers, retailers, lenses, and ophthalmology improvements.
A standout second of the occasion was the extremely anticipated Love Eyewear Awards, celebrating excellence within the eyewear trade. Winners have been unveiled throughout a particular ceremony on Saturday, March 1:
- New Designer 2025: TANAKA Eyewear
- Girls’s Sun shades Body of the Yr: Vanni Eyewear – Embrace1
- Males’s Sun shades Body of the Yr: Hoffman Pure Eyewear – Bloc
- Girls’s Body of the Yr: SPADA LAURA / GAZUSA – Caroline
- Males’s Body of the Yr: Mad In Italy – Espresso
- Unisex Body of the Yr: VASUMA – CERASTE
- Children’ Body of the Yr: Götti Switzerland – Götti Dimension Subsequent
- Eyewear Accent of the Yr: COTI Imaginative and prescient – VITA Ombré
- Sustainable Body of the Yr: TANAKA Eyewear – Tortoiseshell
- Luxurious Eyewear of the Yr: Clayton Franklin – CF662
- Eyewear Retailer of the Yr: Respectacle Co.
- Most Participating Follow Window: Monocle Eye Care
- Greatest Use of Social Media: The Optical Gallery
This yr marked the first version of 100% Optical underneath the administration of CloserStill Media, following its acquisition in October 2024. The occasion now joins CloserStill Media’s esteemed healthcare portfolio, which incorporates award-winning exhibitions equivalent to Scientific Pharmacy Congress, Diabetes Skilled Care, and Dentistry Present, together with the Jewelry Present – the UK’s main jewelry commerce occasion.
100% Optical continues to set the usual within the optical trade, reinforcing its status because the must-attend occasion for professionals devoted to innovation, schooling, and enterprise progress.
“Firstly, a large congratulations to our 2025 Love Eyewear Award winners. Every year the competitors will get fiercer, judging will get harder and the ceremony will get extra thrilling.”
“We’d like to increase a particular thanks to our valued exhibitors, sponsors, and all the guests who made 100% Optical the must-attend occasion for the trade once more. This exhibition is a real celebration of innovation, experience, and collaboration and this yr was no totally different. We showcased a brand new structure and reimagined flooring plan, inspired the trade to clock lots of of hours in CPD and witnessed so many thrilling launches together with Eyewear by David Beckham and a set of glasses and sun shades that includes the beloved Paddington bear.”
“We had the pleasure of witnessing the second version of 100% Ophthalmology, our esteemed co-located occasion designed for ophthalmologists and their multidisciplinary groups. This distinctive three-day instructional programme provided a dynamic platform for ophthalmologists to increase their data, interact in significant networking, and collaborate with optometrists, fostering a spirit {of professional} progress.”
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