World Council of Optometry

12/19/2025

The World Council of Optometry extends warm wishes to all for peace, joy, and good health in this year and the year ahead. May the remainder of 2025 be safe and restful as we look forward to an impactful 2026 together.

12/17/2025

The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and Alcon have released a new video that offers new perspectives on their jointly-developed Dry Eye Wheel, a practical tool that helps with the diagnosis and treatment of dry eye disease: https://dryeye.worldcouncilofoptometry.info/blog/testimonials/.

🔗 View the full news release. https://worldcouncilofoptometry.info/eye-care-professionals-ecps-share-how-they-use-the-wco-alcon-dry-eye-wheel-in-new-video/

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12/12/2025

When people delay care due to unaffordable , they risk longer-term or more serious illness. This Universal Health Coverage Day ( ), we call on leaders to invest in to protect the right to affordable, accessible health care for all.

Learn more: https://www.who.int/campaigns/universal-health-coverage-day/2025.

12/05/2025

Happy International Volunteer Day! WCO would like to thank all our volunteers for their time and talents as we advance and promote optometry and work toward our vision of accessible eye health and vision care for everyone.

Together, we help move forward!

12/03/2025

New Faces on the WCO Board of Directors! ⭐
WCO is pleased to announce the results of the November 2025 Geographic Representative Elections and several key leadership appointments that will guide the organization into its next chapter of global advocacy and collaboration.

Learn more: https://worldcouncilofoptometry.info/world-council-of-optometry-announces-2025-election-results-and-new-leadership-appointments/.

11/25/2025

Do you want to learn more about management and how to make it a standard of care?

Explore the WCO Myopia Management Navigator, an interactive resource guide taking eye care professionals through the 3 Ms— mitigation, measurement & management: https://myopia.worldcouncilofoptometry.info/myopia-navigator/.

11/18/2025

WCO has published the Key Takeaways from its 2025 Educators’ Forum, held with ASCO during the 5th World Congress of Optometry ( ) and supported by EssilorLuxottica.
See what stood out: https://ow.ly/rYgT50XtPyu.

View the press release here: https://worldcouncilofoptometry.info/wco-releases-key-takeaways-from-2025-educators-forum-supported-by-essilorluxottica/.

11/14/2025

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11/14/2025

WCO encourages optometrists and eye care professionals to stay current with the latest diabetes research and clinical best practices to ensure patients are provided with the best care possible.

This World Diabetes Day, share this infographic with your patients and colleagues– featuring insights from the IDF Diabetes Atlas 11ᵗʰ Edition (https://diabetesatlas.org/).

11/13/2025

Have you followed the new World Council of Optometry channel on WhatsApp?

Stay up to date on WCO initiatives, advocacy work, and upcoming events: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7HqUy7DAWyYlI6PX1F.

11/12/2025

WCO President-Elect Dr. Rajeev Prasad, Managing Director Alyssa Callaghan, and Geographic Representative for the Eastern Mediterranean Ameer Abou Adela attended the Saudi Society of Optometry (SSO) 2025 conference last week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, pictured below with ​Dr. Khaled Al-Zahrani.

WCO congratulates the Saudi Society of Optometry on a successful conference event!