Professional &
industry associations
There are many associations and industry bodies around the world devoted to raising professional standards, promoting improved eyecare and health, and the advancement of vision correction technologies. The following list is presented alphabetically.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
American Academy of Optometry
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Foundation for the Blind
American Optometric Association
Association for Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians
Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
Association of Optometric Contact Lens Education (AOCLE)
Association of Optometrists
Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology
British Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS)
Centre for Ocular Research and Education (CORE)
China Optometric and Optical Association
Class Symposium
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
Contact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA)
Contact Lens Safety
Contact Lens Society of America
Contact Lens Spectrum
European Federation of the Contact Lens and IOL Industries (EFCLIN)
EVER: European Association for Vision and Eye Research
EyeWorld
Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians
General Optical Council
GP Lens Institute (GPLI)
IACLE
International Council of Ophthalmology
Journal of Contact Lens Research and Science (JCLRS)
Love Your Lenses
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
National Eye Institute
National Keratoconus Foundation
Optical Confederation
Optical World Magazine
Optician
Optometry Australia
Orbis
Review of Optometry
Scleral Lens Education Society
The College of Optometrists
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
Vision Aid Overseas
