The Spectacle Makers’ Lecture 2026

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The Patient’s View: Quality of Life and Driving in Age-Related Eye Disease 

We invite you to join us on Monday 2 November 2026 for the annual Spectacle Makers’ Lecture. This will be given by Professor David Crabb, Professor of Statistics and Vision Research at City St George’s, University of London.  

The Lecture is taking place at 18.15 in the Royal Society of Medicine’s Guy Whittle Auditorium (at 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE). 

Professor Crabb will be speaking about The Patient’s View: Quality of Life and Driving in Age-Related Eye Disease.  

He will outline how differing levels of vision loss can impact day-to-day activities and quality of life. In light of the government’s recent consultation on introducing mandatory eyesight testing for drivers aged 70 and over, he will particularly focus on how vision loss can affect drivers and on the patient’s experience of driving. 

The Lecture is open to all members – Freemen and Liverymen. As well as the Lecture and audience Q&A session, tickets provide access to a post-Lecture reception, where the conversation will continue over drinks and canapés. Tickets cost £45 for Freemen and Liverymen – there are discounted tickets for students and Journeymen – and £55 for non-members. 

If you have a friend or colleague who would enjoy this event – and who might like to find out more about membership of the Company – why not bring them along?