There are four categories of membership in the Asia Pacific Council of Optometry.

Ordinary Members: professional optometric organizations

Affiliate Members: organizations of special interest whose activities generally support the mission of the Council.

Patron Members: individuals, organizations, firms or corporation which contribute by donation, in a particular financial year, monies, goods, human resources or material services for the purposes of assisting the Council to achieve its objectives.

Distinguished Person Members: a lifetime honor bestowed upon individuals who have made a distinguished contribution anywhere in the world to promote the advancement of primary eye and vision care by optometrists and/or persons who have served the Council in a meritorious manner.

How to Become a Member

Please complete the membership application form if your organization meets the qualification and would like to apply for membership in the Asia Pacific Council of Optometry. Forward the complete form and accompanying documents to the Secretary, APCO.

Inquiries on membership should be directed to:

Dr. Carly Lam
Secretary, Asia Pacific Council of Optometry
School of Optometry
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hunghom, Kowloon
HONG KONG

carly.lam@polyu.edu.hk

Current Members

APCO now represents 26 optometric organizations from the US, Australia, Canada, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

US
American Optometric Association

Australia
Australian Optometrical Association

Australian Optometrical Association (Victorian Division)

 

Canada
Canadian Association of Optometrists

 

China
National Centre of Optometry, China

 

Fiji

Fiji Optometric Association

 

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Optometric Association

The Hong Kong Society of Professional Optometrists

 

India

Indian Optometric Association

Federation of All-India Optical Association

 

Indonesia

Indonesian Optical Association

Indonesian Association of Optometrists

 

Japan

Japan Optometric Association

All Japan Optometric and Optical Association

 

Korea

Korean Optometric Association

 

Malaysia

Malaysian Optical Association

Association of Malaysian Optometrists

Malaysian Association of Practicing Opticians

 

Mauritius

Optical Association of Mauritius

 

New Zealand

New Zealand Association of Optometrists

 

Pakistan

Association of Pakistan Opticians

 

Philippines

Optometric Association of the Philippines

 

Singapore

Singapore Optometric Association

Singapore Society of Optometrists

 

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Optometric Association

 

Thailand

Thai Optometric Association