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.
COVID-19 information hub
We have created a dedicated information hub on COVID-19 with useful resources for optometrists and opticians.
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) represents the interests of optometrists and opticians across Europe. Our members are national professional associations from 21 countries who together represent more than 150,000 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.
ECOO Newsletter – June 2022
The ECOO June Newsletter is now available, featuring updates on our activities including a review of the spring meetings in Dublin, a tribute to Bob Chappell and an article about lobbying on the issue of fluorescein. Read the Newsletter here. Inside this Newsletter:...
ECOO Newsletter – April 2022
The April 2022 ECOO Newsletter is now available and includes updates about our upcoming spring meetings and General Assembly, healthy ageing, and a report from GfK on optics in 2022. Read the newsletter here. Inside this Newsletter: Message from the PresidentECOO...
Achieving a life course of healthy vision
To mark World Optometry Day, 23 March 2022, our new article considers the importance of good eye health across the course of a person's life. Download the article as a PDF. According to the World Report on Vision published by the World Health Organisation in...
AI in optometry: will we still have something to do?
This article on the role of artificial intelligence in eye care by Gabriëlle Janssen of Optometristen Vereniging Nederland was originally published in Eyeline Magazine #2, Spring 2022, and reprinted with their kind permission. Download as PDF It is appealing to...
ECOO Autumn General Assembly
14-16 October 2022
Sliema, Malta