World Council of Optometry

{{Short description|Worldwide opotermy development organization}}

The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is a membership organization for the development of optometry (eye care) internationally. The WCO is the first and only optometric organization to have official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) which represents 250,000 optometrists from 75 member organizations in over 40 countries.

The WCO organizes the World Congress of Optometry.{{cite web| url=http://worldcongressofoptometry.org/ | title=World Congress of Optometry | publisher=World Council of Optometry | accessdate=11 November 2015 }}

In 2015, the WCO relocated to the American Optometric Association (AOA) headquarters in St Louis, Missouri, United States.{{cite web| url=http://www.aoa.org/newsroom/american-optometric-association-announces--world-council-of-optometry-relocating-its-headquarters-to-st-louis?sso=y | title=World Council of Optometry Relocating to American Optometric Association Headquarters in St. Louis | publisher=American Optometric Association | date=20 May 2015 | accessdate=11 November 2015 }}

In 2024, the WCO meeting held in Melbourne, Australia. {{Cite web |last=4th World Congress of Optometry (WCO4) |date=6 May 2024 |title= |url=https://worldcouncilofoptometry.info/}}