Vision Care Association (VCA), a WCO country member in Lebanon has been advocating for a change in optometry education offered by Lebanese universities as it was clear that the Lebanese optometry programs had the opportunity to reach the level needed (1) @WorldCouncilOpt
to offer competencies required for practicing optometry as per the World Council of Optometry (WCO) definition of optometry and as per the World Health Organization (WHO) eye care competencies framework. VCA has realized that such an endeavour would not have been achieved (2)
without the support from experienced educators and external funding due to the economic crisis facing Lebanon post-COVID and the political instability that affected all sectors especially health services and education. In order to ensure the curriculum competencies offered (3)
by optometry programs in Lebanon are aligned with WHO eyecare competencies and fulfill the WCO definition of optometry, a proposed 1-week workshop hosted by American University of Science & Technology (AUST) and included other universities (Lebanese University .. (4)