The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) elected Armin Duddek as new President. Mr. Duddek was elected by ECOO’s General Assembly on 24 October 2010 in Dresden together with a new Executive Committee. Both Mr. Duddek and the new Executive Committe...
NOVEMBER 2010 Summary ECOO[1] believes that member states should use the opportunity presented by their implementation of the latest EU directives on driving licences to scrap the so called ‘number/licence plate test’ of drivers’ vision (and any other unscientific...
A new study by American optometrists has shown that short-sighted children as young as eight can benefit from wearing contact lenses as opposed to spectacles. Press Release – Children can wear contact lenses A report published in the US journal, Optometry and...
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) have appointed Dr Ulrich Adam as its new Secretary General. A German national, Dr Adam (34) works for the public affairs consultancy Hill & Knowlton International in Brussels. He will take up his appointment in...
The purpose of this paper is to describe the procedures required to perform a comprehensive optometric eye examination. It does not, however, require all the listed procedures to be performed and additional procedures may be indicated in some cases. Each eye...
