PCO was organized in 1998. The following are significant events that unfold from 1998 up to the present.

1998

First General Meeting of PCO
October 1998 | Shangri-la EDSA Hotel

1999

First Annual Meeting 1999
September 1999 | Cebu City

2000

1st PCO Forum
"Orthokeratolgy Course"
May 1,2000 | Eye Referral Center

2001

Founding Fellow of the PCO were recognized
April 22, 2001 | Kaliraya, Laguna

PCO was registered in SEC
May 7, 2001 | Security and Exchange Commission

Annual Meeting 2001
"Undertaking Health Research in Optometry"
Nov.29, 2001 | Cebu Doctors' College of Optometry

2002

2nd PCO Forum
"Clinic-Based Research in Optometry"
March 16, 2002 | Central Colleges of the Philippines.

2003

3rd PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

4th PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

5th PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

2004

6th PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

7th PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

8th PCO Forum
"New Approaches in the Management of Functional Vision Loss"
July 28, 2004 | Wack wack Golf and Country Club

2005

9th PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

2006

10th PCO Forum
Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

Annual Meeting 2006
"The Optometrist in a Rapidly Changing World of Eye Care"
"The Optometrist in a Rapidly Changing World of Eye Care"
November 12, 2006 | Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippines

First Membership ID Distributed
Membership Number: 101
Date of Membership: November 12, 2006
Valid Until: November 15, 2011

2007

11th PCO Forum
"The Optometrist in a Rapidly Changing World of Eye Care"
"Advances in Contact Lens Technology"
August 18, 2007 | Wack Wack Golf & Country Club, Manila Philippiness

EYENEWS
Maiden Issue | November 2007

First Fellowship Night
November 17, 2007 | Palm Groove, Rockwell Club

Annual Meeting 2007
"Exploring Blurred Vision"
November 18, 2007 | Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club, Mandaluyong City

2008

12th PCO Forum
Focus on Presbyopia
Ballroom A, Wack-wack Golf & Country Club, Mandaluyong City
March 12, 2008

13th Forum | Manila
Eye Health and Nutrition
August 6, 2008 | Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club

12th Forum | Cebu
Focus on Presbyopia
Waterfront Hotel-Lahug, Cebu City | August 17, 2008

Dry Eye Workshop
Meeting Room, Rockwell Club, Rockwell Center, Makati City
May 25, 2008

Glaucoma Workshop
August 5, 2008
Meeting Room, Rockwell Club, Rockwell Center, Makati City

Preliminary Meeting Davao
November 10, 2008/8am-11am
Provencia, Behind Victoria Plaza, Balajada Street, Davao City

Annual Meeting 2008
Nov. 23, 2008
"The First Philippine Myopia Conference: Zero-in on Myopia"

2009

14th PCO Forum-Cebu
Advanced Refraction
Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City | February 22, 2009

14th PCO Forum-Davao
Advanced Refraction
March 15, 2009 | Parco Polo Davao

14th PCO Forum-Manila
Advanced Refraction
March 29, 2009 | Wack-wack Golf and Country Club

Hosted a Sight Saving Month Celebration
August 9, 2009 | Luneta Park and UP CSWCD

Annual Meeting 2009
November 22-23, 2009 | Garden Ballroom, EDSA Shangri-la

2010

7th Asia Cornea and Contact Lens Conference
March 3-5, 2010 | Boracay Shangri-la’s Resorts and Spa

15th PCO Forum | Manila
May 23, 2010 | Oakwood Premier Hotel, Ortigas Center

15th PCO Forum | Cebu
August 15, 2010 | Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City

15th PCO Forum | Davao
August 22, 2010 | Marco Polo Hotel, Davao