ECOO is a network of national professional associations and a number of industry affiliates. We work together towards a shared vision and engage in various projects and activities to drive our common interests forward across Europe.
Membership categories
There are two membership categories:
Full membership for national professional associations in Europe. To find out more please read our leaflet, The Voice of Opticians and Optometrists in Europe”.
Affiliated membership for private sector companies with a European presence.To learn more about this option, please read our Affiliated Membership brochure
Why become an ECOO member?
By joining ECOO, you will be able to engage with dedicated professionals from across Europe, share your experience and participate in initiatives. To name a few of the advantages:
- Gain access to the General Assembly meetings, representing an excellent networking and information sharing platform.
- Engage on specific projects by joining one of our specialised committees, the Public Affairs and Economic Committee and the Professional Services Committee or one of our ad-hoc working groups.
- Benefit from studies, position papers and press releases that are developed on an on-going basis
- Contribute to the development of the scope of practice and educational standards across Europe.
- Receive information on legislative developments at EU level and from other EU countries and participating public affairs activities.
How to apply?
Contact secretariat@ecoo.info for any questions and to receive the application form.
Our members
Austria
Austrian Optometric Association (AOA)
Landstraße 49
4020 Linz
Austria
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Bundesinnung Gesundheitsberufe
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Federal Guild of Healthcare Professions
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
1045 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 (0)5 90 900-3282
Fax: +43 (0)5 90 900-249
Email: office@wkonet.at
Website: http://wko.at/optiker
Belgium
Association Professionelle des Opticiens et Optometristes de Belgique (APOOB)
Professional Association of Opticians and Optometrists of Belgium
APOOB asbl
Kapelstraat 53 Bte 3
3500 Hasselt
Belgium
Tel: +32(0) 472 87 13 89
Email: apob@apob.be
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Association of Optometrists (BAO)
Bulgaria Blvd 88, entrance 2, 1st floor, office 1
1680 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel: +359888701353
Website: http://www.optometry.bg/
National Association of Bulgarian Optometrists and Opticians (NABOO)
22 George Washington Str.
Sofia 1202
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Cyprus Optical Association
P.O.box 33368
Paralimni – 5313
Cyprus
Tel: +357 23 82 11 24
Fax: +357 23 73 05 30
Email: melefopt@cytanet.com.cy
Website: http://www.coa.org.cy/
Czech Republic
Společenstvo českých optiků a optometristů z.s. (SCOO)
Association of Czech Opticians and Optometrists
Rybná 716/24
110 00 Praha 1 - Staré město
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dansk Selskab for Optometri (DSO)
Danish Society of Optometry
Store Kongensgade 110E, 2
1264 København
Denmark
Tel: +45 45 861 533
Optikerforeningen
The Danish Optometric association
Store Kongensgade 110 E, 2
1264 København K
Denmark
Serviceforbundet – Urmagerne og Optikerne
Danish Trade Union for Watchmakers and Optometrists
Ramsingsvej 30
DK-2500 Valby
Denmark
Finland
Näkemisen ja silmäterveyden toimiala (NÄE)
Finnish Association of Vision and Eyecare
Eteläranta 10
FI-00130 Helsinki
Finland
France
Fédération Nationale des Opticiens de France (FNOF)
National Federation of Opticians of France
4 rue de l'Evêché
40100 DAX
France
Tel: +33 (0)5 58 74 23 10
Email: fnof@fnof.org
Germany
Vereinigung Deutscher Contactlinsen-Spezialisten und Optometristen e. V. (VDCO e. V.)
VDCO-Geschäftsstelle
Apostel-Paulus-Straße 12
10825 Berlin
Germany
Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Augenoptik und Optometrie (WVAO)
Scientific association for optics and optometry
Mainzer Str. 176
55124 Mainz
Germany
Zentralverband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen (ZVA)
Association of Ophthalmic Opticians and Optometrists
Alexanderstrasse 25a
D-40210 Düsseldorf
Germany
Greece
Panhellenic Union of Opticians and Optometrists (PEOO)
49 Menandrou Street
Athens, 104 37
Greece
Hungary
Magyar Optikus és Optometrista Szövetség (MOOSZ)
Hungarian Association of Opticians and Optometrists
Horváth Mihály utca 2
1151 Budapest
Hungary
Ireland
Irish Association of Dispensing Opticians (IADO)
PO Box 9013
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Ireland
Email: info@iado.ie
Website: http://iado.ie/
Optometry Ireland
Kevin Culliton Rooms
13 Greenmount House, Harold’s Cross Road
Dublin 6W
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 453 8850
Fax: +353 1 458 8867
Email: info@optometrists.ie
Website: http://www.optometrists.ie/
The Association of Eye Care Providers of Ireland (FODO Ireland)
38/39 Fitzwilliam Square
D02NX53
Ireland
Italy
Associazione Laureati Ottica e Optometria (ALOeO)
Optics and Optometry Graduates Association
P.zza F. De Andrè, 1 30016 Jesolo (VE)
Italy
Federottica (Associazione Federativa Nazionale degli Ottici Optometristi italiani)
The National Federative Association of Italian Optometrist Opticians
Via Antonio Raimondi, 10 – 20156 Milan
Italy
Email: info@federottica.org
Website: http://www.federottica.org/
Società Optometrica Italiana (SOptI)
Italian Optometric Society
Via Alessandro Volta 15, int. 1 - 00153 Roma (RM)
Italy
Latvia
Latvijas Optometristu un optiķu asociācija (LOOA)
Association of Latvian Optometrists and Opticians
Kengaraga str. 8
Riga
LV-1063
Latvia
Email: looasociacija@gmail.com
Website: https://optometrija.lv/
Malta
Malta Association of Optometrists (MAO)
41, Triq Tal-Mielah
High Ridge
Madliena, SWQ1313
Malta
Norway
Norges Optikerforbund (NOF)
The Norwegian Association of Optometry (NAO)
Øvre Slottsgate 18/20
0157 OSLO
Norway
Optikerbransjen
The Optical Industry Organisation
Øvre Slottsgate 18-20
0157 OSLO
Norway
Poland
Krajowa Rzemieslnicza Izba Optyczna (KRIO)
Chambers of Polish Opticians
ul. Przy Agorze 28
PL-01-930 Warsaw
Poland
Polskie Towarzystwo Optometrii i Optyki (PTOO)
Polish Optometric Association
ul. Warszawska 98A
61-047 Poznań
Poland
Portugal
Associação de Profissionais Licenciados de Optometria, Entidade de Utilidade Pública (APLO)
Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa, 1551
4150-360 Porto
Portugal
Associação Nacional dos Ópticos (ANO)
Rua Particular à Rua Ventura Abrantes
Espaços 3 e 4
1750-323 Lisboa
Portugal
Tel: +351 217 57 41 91/88
Fax: +351 217 594 733
Email: opticos@ano.com.pt
Website: http://www.ano.com.pt/
Uniao Profissional dos Opticos e Optometristas Portugueses (UPOOP)
Campo Grande 286-2 dt
1700 Lisboa
Portugal
Slovakia
Opticka unia Slovenska
Kuzmányho 734/28
91101 TRENČÍN
Slovakia
Slovenia
Društvo očesnih optikov Slovenije (DOOS)
Ledina 36
4260 Bled
Slovenia
Tel: +386 4 5740198
Email: matjazmihelcic@siol.net
Spain
Consejo General de Colegios de Ópticos-Optometristas (C.G.C.O.O.)
Spanish General Council of Optometry
Princesa, 25, 4ª planta
Edificio Hexágono
28008 Madrid
Spain
Tel: + 34 91 541 44 03 / + 34 91 541 44 04
Fax: + 34 91 542 23 97
Email: administracion@cgcoo.es
Website: http://www.cgcoo.es/
Sweden
Optikerförbundet
Swedish Optometric Association
Drakens Gränd 6
111 30 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 612 8960
Fax: +46 8 612 5690
Email: kansli@optikerforbundet.se
Website: http://www.optikerforbundet.se/
Switzerland
Der Verband für Optometrie und Optik - L'association d'optométrie et d'optique (OPTIKSCHWEIZ - OPTIQUESUISSE)
SWISSOPTICS - The Association for Optometry and Optics
Baslerstrasse 32
4601 Olten
Switzerland
Tel: +41 62 212 80 33
Fax: + 41 62 212 14 85
Schweizerischer Berufsverband für Augenoptik und Optometrie - Société Suisse pour l'Optique et l'Optometrie (SBAO - SSOO)
Swiss Society of Optometry
Bahnhofstrasse 55, Postfach
CH-5001 Aarau
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Algemene Nederlandse Vereniging van Contactlensspecialisten (ANVC)
General Dutch Association of Contact Lens Specialists
Voorveste 2
3992 DC
Houten
The Netherlands
Nederlandse Unie Van Optiekbedrijven (NUVO)
Dutch Association of Optical Retailers
Voorveste 2
3992 DC Houten
The Netherlands
Optometristen Vereniging Nederland (OVN)
Optometrists Association Netherlands
Voorveste 2
3992 DC Houten
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
Unit 2 Court Lodge Offices, Godmersham Park
Godmersham, Canterbury
Kent, CT4 7DT
United Kingdom
Association of Optometrists (AOP)
2 Woodbridge Street
London EC1R 0DG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7549 2000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7251 8315
Email: postbox@aop.org.uk
Website: http://www.aop.org.uk/
FODO - the Association for Eye Care Providers (FODO)
United Kingdom
The College of Optometrists
42 Craven Street
London WC2N 5NG
United Kingdom