ZVA Delegates Discuss Eye Screening and Regulatory Wins at Obermeister Conference

On October 10, 2026, ZVA delegates convened in Berlin for the Obermeister conference during Sicht.Kontakte. The event featured a joint opening with VDCO and IVBS to integrate scientific and professional perspectives. Discussions focused on eye screening models, including Skleo Health’s collaboration with dm and ECOO’s iScreen project, emphasizing the need for qualified opticians to interpret results. ZVA President Kai Jaeger highlighted regulatory successes, noting a court ruling requiring handcraft standards for remote refraction and new regulations allowing opticians to conduct vision tests for commercial drivers since August. Wolfgang Müller received the ZVA Gold Honor for his long-standing work in standardization committees.