NORWALK, Conn.—With just over a week until the show doors open, pre-registration figures for International Vision Expo West are tracking 4 percent higher, compared to the same period last year, according to show organizers. The figures have also showed a noteworthy increase in conference—up 11 percent from International Vision Expo West 2012.

Show management will welcome well over 13,000 eyecare professionals and buyers at this year's event, held Oct. 2-5, 2013 (Education: Oct. 2-5, Exhibition: Oct. 3-5) at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. A complete, third-party audit of International Vision Expo West will be available approximately six weeks after the show.

"We are pleased with the way pre-registration is progressing as we enter the final week before our show," said Courtney Muller, group vice president for Reed Exhibitions. "Our Conference Advisory Board has developed a number of new courses and specialty tracks to address the clinical and non-clinical topics that eyecare professionals have been asking for— and it shows. We're also continuing to promote the 600+ Show Specials from our exhibitors, as well as travel and entertainment discounts available to help deliver eyecare professionals and buyers to the show."

For more information and to register, please visit www.visionexpowest.com.