Value proposition

The Global Voice of Optometry

The World Council of Optometry (WCO) collectively represents over 200,000 optometrists in almost 60 countries through over 200 affiliate, associate, corporate and individual memberships across six world regions: Africa, Asia Pacific, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, Latin America and North America. The WCO is the only optometric body in official relations with the World Health Organization.

Celebrating its 90-year anniversary in 2017, the WCO’s vision is of a world where optometry makes high quality eye health and vision care accessible to all people. Our mission is to promote eye health and vision care as a human right. This is achieved through advocacy, education, policy development and humanitarian outreach and is intended to facilitate the development of optometry and optometrists around the world.