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 the case for delivering high quality, advanced and equitable eye health and vision care for patients 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.
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.
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.
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.
