http://www.worldoptometry.org/en/news/index.cfm/ en-uk World Council of Optometry weewee.wong@pixl8.co.uk RSS Feed for Home Former anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner and internationally celebrated public health leader, WCO governing board member and optometrist, Professor Kovin Naidoo, was invited to the Vatican to speak at a special session on blindness prevention. http://www.worldoptometry.org/en/news/index.cfm/ICEE-pontiff An Australian Professor who has been at the forefront of vision correction research for more than four decades has received the University of Houston's highest honour. http://www.worldoptometry.org/en/news/index.cfm/houston-honour Invitation to attend a meeting with Alcon to discuss sustainable global eye care http://www.worldoptometry.org/en/news/index.cfm/alcon-invite For the first time, the Nepalese Association of Optometrists (NAO) has begun to issue practicing licenses to its members. http://www.worldoptometry.org/en/news/index.cfm/nepal-license The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) has announced the development of a new initiative that will place physicians into residencies in the United States. http://www.worldoptometry.org/en/news/index.cfm/ORMatch