World Council of Optometry Announces 2026–2028 Standing Committee Chairs

ST. LOUIS—The World Council of Optometry (WCO), an international membership-based non-profit organization for individual optometrists, industry professionals, and optometric organizations, has named professor Vanessa Moodley, Roger Jordan, OD, and Ntombikayise Zitha as the acclaimed chairs of its standing committees for the 2026–2028 term. Professor Moodley has been acclaimed as WCO education committee chair for the 2026–2028 term. In her candidate statement, Moodley shared her vision for the committee to “serve as the primary global resource for support in key optometry education areas” while helping foster “the introduction and expansion of quality optometry education programs” aligned with the needs of individual countries.