The voice of optometry and optics in Europe
Enabling good vision and eye health for all
ECOO Blue Book
The ECOO Blue Book is an aggregation of data on the professions of optometry and optics in countries across Europe.
ECOO Accreditation Agency
The ECOO Accreditation Agency accredits educational institutions in Europe that offer the European Diploma in Optometry or the European Qualification in Optics.
I-SCREEN
ECOO is part of a multidisciplinary consortium working on the EU-funded I-SCREEN project to develop an efficient and cost-effective AI-based infrastructure for the early detection of AMD.
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) represents the interests of optometrists and opticians across Europe. Our members are national professional associations from 27 countries who together represent more than 200,000 opticians and optometrists. ECOO aims to promote eye health to the public across borders and to harmonise clinical and educational standards of optometric and optical practice throughout Europe.
Latest news:
Italy hosts ECOO General Assembly and autumn meetings
More than 50 delegates from 22 countries met in Puglia, Italy, for the ECOO General Assembly and autumn meetings, 17-19 October. The meetings were hosted by ECOO’s three Italian members, the Associazione Laureati Ottica e Optometria (ALOeO), Federottica and the...
Spain: a new opportunity for eyecare
On 7 October 2025 the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain, at the proposal of the Ministry of Health, approved the Royal Decree that will regulate the direct granting of aid for the purchase of glasses, prescription lenses, and contact lenses for children up...
Lithuania: strengthening the profession and building European cooperation
The Lithuanian Optometrists Association (Lietuvos Optometrininkų Asociacija) was voted into membership of ECOO by the General Assembly in October 2025. They introduce themselves, outline how the profession operates in Lithuania and set out their aspirations for the...
ECOO publishes new infographics on fitting of spectacles
At the ECOO autumn meetings in October in Puglia, the Professional Services Committee shared with ECOO members a new set of infographics on the correct fitting of spectacles that they had developed for eye health professionals to use. These new infographics are now...
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ECOO spring meeting
Riga, Latvia
14-16 May 2026