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Developing optometry in your country is a strategic decision and must be planned. It’s not just a “let’s try it” because other universities are…

It is with deep sadness that the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) has learned of the passing of our esteemed colleague and former…

In advance of hosting the ECOO autumn meetings and General Assembly in Hamburg this October, Dr Jan Wetzel of ECOO’s German member Zentralverband…

Switzerland is the second country after Austria to cover myopia management in basic health insurance. From 1 July 2024, patients up to the age of 21…

After over 25 years of work, the profession of optometrist is finally becoming a regulated medical profession in Poland and as a result is becoming…

The ECOO Accreditation Agency is delighted to announce that the University of Applied Sciences, Metropolia, Helsinki has received full accreditation…

The World Council of Optometry launched its new competency framework for optometry in March 2024. Following on from WCO President, Dr Sandra Block’s…

ECOO held its spring meetings and General Assembly in Helsinki, 11-13 May 2024, hosted by Finnish member Näkemisen ja silmäterveyden toimiala (NÄE)…

At the ECOO General Assembly, held in Helsinki on 11 May 2024, ECOO members voted unanimously in favour of membership applications from both the…

Following political agreement in March 2024 on the regulation of the European Health Data Space (EHDS), a new article in The Lancet Regional Health…