To improve patient safety and the tracking of medical devices, including contact lenses, the European Union is introducing the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) system. In our latest guest article, Laure-Anne Martinet, Secretary General of EuromContact, outlines what...
This article highlights ECOO’s six-year contribution to the European Commission’s eHealth Stakeholder Group, where it played a key role in embedding patient trust and stronger data protection safeguards within the development of the European Health Data Space. As the...
ECOO President, Gabriëlle Janssen, reflects on 2025 and looks forward to 2026. Read the full article here.
We have created this dedicated environmental sustainability information hub to provide information and access to useful resources for opticians and optometrists. This includes an introduction to the issue of environmental sustainability and how it relates to eye care....
This Joint statement by ECOO’s Public Affairs and Economic Committee and the Professional Services Committee considers the role that technology is increasingly playing in the delivery of health care. It explores some of the ways in which it is already used in eye care...
This paper follows on from our earlier Position Paper, Myopia in the 21st Century and its Management by Eye Care Professionals. This new Position Paper considers the World Council of Optometry 2021 resolution on myopia management standard of care, considering...
