Essilor supporting education programme at World Congress

Essilor has been confirmed as a Gold Sponsor of the first World Congress of Optometry.

The lens company will sponsor the educators’ programme at the event in Colombia this weekend (August 14-16). More than 1,700 eye care professionals from 60 countries were expected at the congress, organised by the World Council of Optometry.

‘Essilor is very proud to support the first ever World Congress of Optometry. With 4.5 billion people needing vision correction, it is clear that the scale of this global challenge requires a collective solution, particularly where education is concerned,’ said Hubert Sagnieres, Essilor chairman and CEO.