WHO releases long-awaited World Report on Vision
On 8 October 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its long-awaited World Report on Vision. It sets out the importance of healthy vision and highlights the burden of preventable sight loss around the world. The report also outlines guidance on how to expedite progress on tackling eye care challenges. In his foreword, WHO’s Director […]
ECOO Newsletter – June 2019
ECOO’s June 2019 Newsletter is here! This edition features highlights from the General Assembly in Rome, updates from Belgium, Slovenia, and Malta and an overview of the results of the 2019 European Parliament elections. Click here to read the June 2019 newsletter.
Digital imaging – an optometry perspective
Eye care professionals increasingly use new instruments that enable them to examine both the internal and external eye, like Digital Fundus Photography, Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Corneal Topography. In this context, there has been a debate among professionals about how digital imaging can be correctly used as part of the patient record. ECOO’s position […]
ECOO publishes Blue Book 2017
ECOO is delighted to announce the publication of its third edition of the Blue Book, a valuable aggregation of data on the professions of optometry and optics in countries across Europe.
It is the only publicly available compilation of data that offers a comparative and comprehensive view on these two professional groups across 30 countries. Information is gathered through surveys filled in by ECOO members and partners.
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