Vision Excellence Awards: Ivo Kocur

Ivo Kocur MD MSc MA MBA is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Council of Ophthalmology. Dr Kocur was a senior Medical Officer with the World Health Organization responsible for the global eye health agenda, Ivo carries with him more than 20 years of experience in public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

In 2002, Dr Kocur was appointed by the World Health Organization as WHO Global Coordinator of VISION 2020 and fostered international collaborations of key stakeholders in order to shape the global public eye health agenda. Since then he has facilitated the development of four eye health resolutions and two global action plans endorsed by the World Health Assembly. During his career with the WHO, Ivo has been instrumental in working with ministries of health to assess and develop national eye care plans.