Abstract submission guidelines

• Abstracts should no more than 300 words
• Use sub-headings to structure your abstract (e.g. Title, Background and aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions). Abstracts relating to:
  • • research,
    • audit work,
    • case studies, please adapt the headings accordingly,
    • ongoing research/audit, if results are not yet known, please adapt the headings accordingly to discuss planned results and next steps.
• We are accepting abstracts for (printed) poster or oral (PowerPoint) presentation,
• On your abstract, please include the names of all authors, and a contact email address for the corresponding/presenting author.
• All abstract submissions must be emailed to Dr Lauren Hepworth at abstracts@bios-orthoptics.org.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 7th April 2026.
• When submitting your abstract, please include the following as the email subject heading: BIOS conference 2026, Abstract submission and indicate your preference about the type of presentation (poster, oral or either).
• All abstracts will be scored by the conference committee. Abstracts may be assigned a poster, rapid fire poster or oral presentation at the conference.
• You will be notified of the outcome of your abstract submission by Friday 24th of April 2026, and information about the format and timing of presentations will be communicated at that time.

It is a requirement of the presenters to register their place at the conference

For general queries about the BIOS conference, please contact bios@orthoptics.org.uk.

Support is available to help members in writing your abstract/presentation: please contact abstracts@bios-orthoptics.org.uk.

BIOS members can access resources on preparing conference abstracts and presentations. We’ve also put together an example abstract template.

Student abstracts

BIOS are welcoming abstract submissions from orthoptic students, presenting a research study or review that they have recently undertaken, or are currently undertaking, as part of their degree course. The student research presentation is a new initiative, designed to enable orthoptic students from across the UK to meet, experience the conference, and present their work in a supportive environment of peers and future colleagues!

Students’ abstracts may include a literature review, a project/review proposal, or a research study undertaken alone or as part of a group project. One student from each of the four Universities in the UK will be chosen to present their work at the BIOS conference.

The student will present their work as a rapid-fire presentation at the conference (1-2 slides, and presentation time up to 3 minutes max).

The four winners will have their conference fee, travel and accommodation covered and will be able to attend both days of the conference and benefit from seeing the other talks and updates from the profession.

The abstract guidelines are included below:

• Abstracts should not exceed 300 words
• Use sub-headings to structure your abstract (e.g. Title, Background and aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions). If your research work is ongoing, or you wish to submit a research proposal and results are not yet known, then please adapt the headings accordingly to discuss Planned results and next steps.
• On your abstract, please include your name (the corresponding author), your university, your supervisor/module leader for the research project, and any other authors (e.g. if the research was part of a group project, then the other group members should be named as authors). Please see the abstract template on the last page for further guidance.
• All abstract submissions must be emailed to Dr Lauren Hepworth at abstracts@bios-orthoptics.org.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 14th April 2026.
• The four highest scoring abstracts (1 from each university) will be announced by Tuesday 5th May 2026.
• All abstracts will be scored by the conference committee.

For general queries about the BIOS conference, please contact bios@orthoptics.org.uk. For any queries about your abstract submission, please contact abstracts@bios-orthoptics.org.uk.

BIOS members can access resources on preparing conference abstracts and presentations. We’ve also put together an example abstract template.