15th Asia-Pacific Eye Care Week

The Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) is pleased to announce the 15th 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.

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
  • 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

Participation is voluntary. Following the release of the media kits, interested APAO member societies are invited to register their participation in the competition by completing the Prize Application Form by Tuesday, September 9, 2025, and submit a report of the activities organized in their respective communities via the Activity Report Form by Friday, October 31, 2025.

Link to the Prize Application Form: To be made available in due course.

Link to the Activity Report Form: To be made available in due course.

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

Regardless of participation in the Eye Care Week Prizes, all APAO member societies are encouraged to share the highlights of their Eye Care Week activities—such as photos and/or videos—by Friday, October 31, 2025, via the same Activity Report Form. These activities will be featured on this webpage.

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

Media Kit