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ECOO joins European AI project on macular degeneration
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) is one of the twelve European partnering institutions involved in I-SCREEN, an AI-powered project aimed at identifying and monitoring age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at its early stages. Backed by the European Innovation Council’s Pathfinder program, which will invest €4.7 million in the ...
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ArticleECOO addresses myopia management and digital eye care
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), the umbrella organization for 21 eye care professionals’ (ECPs) national associations, has addressed two currently hot industry topics in a position paper on myopia management and a statement on the digital future of eye health care services. In publishing “Myopia management: a ...
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News briefsNew leadership at the ECOO
Dr. Matjaž Mihelčič has become president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), and Gabriëlle Janssen has joined its executive committee as president elect. Mihelčič runs a clinical practice in Bled, Slovenia; has been president of the Optical Association of Slovenia since 2006; and is a founding member ...
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New president for ECOO
Dr. Cindy Tromans has been confirmed as president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics ( ECOO ) following the resignation of Dr. Massimo Revelli . Tromans is the director of the optometry services at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Honorary and a lecturer in ophthalmology at ...
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ECOO, ZVA criticize EU decision in Essilux-GV case
The European Council of Optometry and Optics ( ECOO ), the Brussels-based umbrella association, and the Zentralverband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen ( ZVA ), the German association of opticians and optometrists, both released official statements at the end of last month criticizing the terms of the European Commission ...
