In accordance with our mission to facilitate the development of optometry around the world, please see the below resources developed by the World Council of Optometry and other partners to help empower optometrists to push optometry forward both locally and globally. We thank our members as it is only with their support and continued membership that the WCO can provide these resources for all to access.
Why Optometry was produced by the World Council of Optometry (WCO) and provides a compelling roadmap for integrating optometry into healthcare systems worldwide.
The World Report on Vision is directed at ministries of health, development agencies, civil society organizations and researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from the field of eye care.
¿Por qué optometría? fue desarrollado por el Consejo Mundial de Optometría (WCO) y proporciona una hoja de ruta convincente para integrar la optometría en los sistemas de atención médica en todo el mundo.
Porquê Optometria? foi desenvolvido pelo Conselho Mundial de Optometria (WCO) e fornece um roteiro atraente para a integração da optometria em sistemas de saúde no mundo todo.
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eye Care in Health Systems: Guide for Action aims to be a practical resource for countries to analyze, plan, implement, and review integrated people-centered eye care. It also links four tools (right) developed by WHO to support country planning.
The Competency-based Refractive Error Teams (CRET) tool, developed by WHO, supports high-quality, team-based refractive error services. Adapted from the WHO Eye Care Competency Framework (ECCF), CRET provides guidance on how eye care personnel can collaborate across all levels of care to deliver integrated, people-centered eye care.
Developed by the WCO Education Committee, this document highlights the competencies required for optometry to participate most effectively in the international eye care agenda. Click here to view the document in Spanish.
Desarrollado por el Comité de Educación de la WCO, este documento destaca las competencias necesarias para que la optometría participe más eficazmente en la agenda internacional del cuidado ocular.
In April 2021, WCO’s Board of Directors unanimously passed WCO’s Resolution for the Standard of Care for Myopia Management by Optometrists.
In April 2024, WCO introduced a resolution for a global standard of care for presbyopia: The Standard of Care for Presbyopia & The Aging Eye.
Integrated Care for Diabetes and Eye Health: A Global Compendium of Good Practice provides insight into innovative approaches to integrating eye health with diabetes management and control.
