Participating Societies

The ICO is composed of over 180 national, regional, and international subspecialty Member Societies. ICO Member Societies make up a strong community that connects the world’s ophthalmologists. This global network is working together to share knowledge and increase access to high-quality eye care.

ICO Member Societies from all over the world were invited to host a session during the World Ophthalmology Congress. The following societies have confirmed their participation

  • Algerian Ophthalmological Society
  • All India Ophthalmological Society
  • American Association of Ophthalmic Oncologists and Pathologists (AAOOP)
  • American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Argentine Society of Ophthalmology
  • Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)
  • Asia Pacific Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (APSOPRS)
  • Asia Pacific Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Society
  • Asia Pacific Society of Eye Genetics
  • Association of Ophthalmologists of Latvia
  • Bolivian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Cameroonian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Chinese Ophthalmological Society
  • College of Ophthalmologists of Sri Lanka
  • Czech Ophthalmological Society
  • Ecuador Society of Ophthalmology
  • Emirates Society of Ophthalmology
  • Estonian Ophthalmological Society
  • EuroLam Retina
  • European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER)
  • European Board of Ophthalmology
  • European Glaucoma Society
  • European Pediatric Ophthalmological Society
  • European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS)
  • French Society of Ophthalmology
  • German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)
  • Global Alliance of Eye Bank Associations
  • Global Eye Genetics Consortium
  • Guatemalan Association of Ophthalmology
  • Hellenic Opthalmological Society
  • Indonesian Ophthalmologists Association (IOA)
  • International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology(IJCAHPO)
  • International Medical Contact Lens Council
  • International Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council (IPOSC)
  • International Society of Ocular Oncology
  • International Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ISOPRS)
  • International Strabismological Association (ISA)
  • International Uveitis Study Group
  • Iraqi Ophthalmological Society
  • Italian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Lebanese Ophthalmological Society
  • Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Mongolian Ophthalmologists Society
  • National Institute for Prevention of Amblyopia
  • Nepal Ophthalmic Society
  • Oman Ophthalmic Society
  • Pacific Eye Care Society (PacEYES)
  • Palestinian Ophthalmological Society
  • Peruvian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology
  • Puerto Rican Ophthalmology Society
  • Romanian Society of Ophthalmology
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO)
  • Royal College of Ophthalmologists of Thailand
  • Russian Society of Ophthalmologists
  • Singapore Society of Ophthalmology
  • South-East European Ophthalmological Society
  • Tanzania Ophthalmology Society
  • The Macula Society
  • The Ophthalmological Society of Taiwan (TOS)
  • The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
  • Tunisian Ophthalmological Society
  • Turkish Ophthalmological Association
  • Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists
  • Women In Ophthalmology
  • World Glaucoma Association