To advance eye care world-wide through education, professional networking and strategic partnerships.to present an annual education congress (hereinafter the "congress") for eye care providers and the benefit of the public health and advancement of the profession of optometry and to hold such educational meetings and exhibitions as may SEEM from time to time advisable. To publish, or cause to be published, educational material relative to the profession of optometry in the form of pamphlets, booklets, other media, ETC.to disseminate, or cause to be disseminated, to the public or interested parties, such information regarding optometry as may SEEM desirable and to the public benefit. To cooperate with other health professions and with municipal, state and national agencies concerned with the public health and welfare, toward the improvement of the general public.