Spain: a new opportunity for eyecare
On 7 October 2025 the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Spain, at the proposal of the Ministry of Health, approved the Royal Decree that will…
Lithuania: strengthening the profession and building European cooperation
The Lithuanian Optometrists Association (Lietuvos Optometrininkų Asociacija) was voted into membership of ECOO by the General Assembly in October…
ECOO publishes new infographics on fitting of spectacles
At the ECOO autumn meetings in October in Puglia, the Professional Services Committee shared with ECOO members a new set of infographics on the…
ECOO Guest Article: EUROM1 Optical Industries
In our latest guest article, Salvador Alsina, President of EUROM1 Optical Industries provides an insight into the history, mission and current…
European optometric practices advancing AI-driven screening through the I-SCREEN project
Our latest article outlines how the I-SCREEN project, which has the goal of developing a common European AI-supported screening model for AMD and GA…
EDO Diplomat Award to attend the EAOO Conference in Riga, May 2026
ECOO is pleased to offer an award, for the second year running, to enable a European Diplomat optometry graduate to attend the 17th Annual European…
ECOO LAUNCHES NEW BLUE BOOK ON WORLD SIGHT DAY
ECOO is proud to launch its new Blue Book 2025, the most comprehensive overview of the optometry and optics professions in Europe, on World Sight…
European Diploma in Optometry aligns to WCO competency framework
ECOO has published a new position paper confirming that the European Diploma in Optometry (EDO) fully aligns with the World Council…
Interview with ECOO Bursary winner, Elina Jalo
The ECOO spring meetings coincide with the annual conference of our sister organisation, the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO). This…
Vision and healthy ageing
During our spring 2025 meetings in Ljubljana, we ran a workshop to consider the role of vision and eye care in healthy ageing. The workshop was…