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| * The target disease areas for VISION 2020 are: cataract, trachoma, onchocerciasis, childhood blindness, refractive error and low vision.
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| World Health Organization |
• In 2004, WCO was admitted into official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) by a unanimous decision of the WHO Executive Board, which is composed of 32 Member States.
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| Global Competency-Based Model |
• WCO developed the Global Competency- Based Model for the Scope of Practice in Optometry to promote greater global uniformity in optometric practice via its application to teaching syllab...
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