Uniting Optometry for Global Public Health
Empowering Sight, Enhancing Lives
About The Global Optometry Public Health Alliance
The Global Optometry Public Health Alliance (GOPHA) is a non-profit organization that brings together optometry stakeholders from around the world. We work collectively to strengthen universal access to essential eye health services.
Global Team
Professionals from around the world working together
Our Vision
To create a future where everyone has access to comprehensive, high-quality eye care, ensuring lives free from preventable blindness and vision impairment.
Our Mission
To empower optometry professionals globally to alleviate the cause of preventable blindness and vision impairment, creating accessible and affordable eye care services for all.
Our Strategy for Global Eye Health
Discover the four core strategies we use to advance eye care as a public health priority around the world.
Global Advocacy
Drive policy to align with the World Health Assembly and UN resolutions on eye care, including collaboration with the WHO's SPECS 2030 initiative.
Workforce Development
Strengthen eye health capacity by supporting the development of optometry and its integration into national health systems.
Education & Awareness
Launch campaigns to educate professionals and the public on the importance of eye health and public health challenges.
Innovation
Promote the adoption of digital health solutions, such as tele-refraction, to expand services in underserved areas.
Help Us Transform Global Eye Health
Join our global network of optometry professionals and help us create a world where preventable blindness is eliminated and quality eye care is accessible to all.