15th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week

The Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) is pleased to announce the 15^th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week, which will take place from October 6–12, 2025, in conjunction with World Sight Day on October 9, 2025.

2025 Co-Organizing Subspecialty Societies

This year, the Public Education Standing Committee has invited two subspecialty member societies to co-organize the Eye Care Week:

Asia Cornea Society (ACS) – Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Implications in Eye Care
Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS) – Acute Primary Angle Closure

Both societies are generously preparing a comprehensive set of educational materials (media kits) to support public outreach across the region.

Get Involved

All APAO member societies are warmly invited to participate by organizing public educational activities and outreach services in their respective countries or communities during the week.

Societies are encouraged to make use of the media kit provided, and where appropriate, translate and localize the materials for more effective communication.

After the conclusion of your Eye Care Week activities, please share your highlights (e.g., photos and/or videos) using the Activity Report Form linked below.

Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week Prizes

We are delighted to continue the Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week Prizes introduced in 2024. These awards recognize outstanding efforts by APAO member societies in public education and community outreach.

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Prize	Judging Criterion	Participation Requirements
The Best Public Educational Prize	Number of members of the public reached through the educational event	Activity must align with the APAO theme of the year (Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Implications in Eye Care; Acute Primary Angle Closure) APAO Eye Care Week banner must be visibly used during the activity
The Best Public Eye Screening Prize	Number of members of the public who received eye screening services

All APAO member societies that submit their activity report by the deadline will be automatically considered for the prizes.

Submission Form and Deadline

Please complete the Activity Report Form, which includes a Declaration Form to be submitted together by Friday, November 14, 2025.

Recognition

Upon endorsement by the APAO Council, the winners will be announced and recognized at the APAO 2026 Congress in Hong Kong. Please note that if no participating societies meet the judging criteria and participation requirements, no awards may be presented.

Showcase of Activities

Even if you are not participating in the prize competition, we warmly encourage all APAO member societies to share their Eye Care Week highlights via the same form. Submitted activities will be featured on the Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week website.

APAO looks forward to highlighting the collective impact of its member societies during the 15^th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week.