Accreditation – the student visitor experience

Accreditation – the student visitor experience

ECOO has developed the European Diploma in Optometry (EDO) and European Qualification in Optics (EQO) as a syllabi and competency frameworks, and operates an accreditation scheme for institutions to benchmark against this framework. The Accreditation Agency has been...
EDO Diplomat award to attend the EAOO conference

EDO Diplomat award to attend the EAOO conference

ECOO is pleased to offer an award, to enable a European Diplomat optometry graduate to attend the 16th Annual European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) conference, which is taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 16 – 18 May. This conference is an...
Slovenia to host ECOO spring meetings

Slovenia to host ECOO spring meetings

The Optical Association of Slovenia (DOOS) will be hosting the ECOO Spring General Assembly in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 15-17 May, 2025. The meetings will take place alongside the European Academy of Optometry and Optics’ annual conference. In anticipation of these...
WCO Global survey of optometry

WCO Global survey of optometry

In this guest article, Allison Bartnick from the World Council of Optometry (WCO) introduces a new WCO study, published in autumn 2024, which summarises the findings of the WCO’s 2023 global survey of optometry. The WCO hopes that the results of this study will...
European Academy outlines its highlights for the coming months

European Academy outlines its highlights for the coming months

In our latest guest article, the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO), outlines in plans for the coming months, with details of events and activities that members and other stakeholders can participate in. This includes details of the upcoming annual...