ICO abụrụla onye otu kemgbe 2005.
International Commission for Optics bụ ọha sayensị mba ụwa nke emebere na 1947 dị ka Kọmishọna Mgbakwunye nke IUPAP. Nzukọ mbụ nke ICO mere na 12-17 July 1948 na Physics Laboratory nke Technische Hogeschool, Delft, Netherlands (lee foto aka ekpe). Ndị nnọchiteanya iri anọ na anọ sitere ná mba iri na otu bịara nzukọ ahụ. Na nnọkọ nke mbụ, Pierre Fleury kwupụtara na IUPAP ejiriwo obi ụtọ nabata njikọ nke ICO ma kwadobe Iwu ndị a nakweere na Prague.
Ugbu a ICO bụ otu 1 zuru oke onye otu International Science Council (ISC) nwere ndị otu iri isii, nke bụ ndị otu Kọmitii Territorial 53 (13 Associate Members) na 7 International Organisation na-arụ ọrụ na optics na photonics n'ụwa niile. N'October 2018, afọ 70 mgbe nzuko mbụ ya gasịrị, Ụlọọrụ ICO zutere na Delft na Dr. Frank Höller (n'etiti ahịrị, n'elu aka ekpe na foto aka nri) were foto ncheta n'otu ebe e hiwere ICO na 1947.
Òtù na-achị isi nke ICO bụ Nzukọ Ezumezu ya, na-emekarị kwa afọ atọ, Ụlọọrụ na-elekọta ọrụ kwa ụbọchị n'oge a. Ụlọ ọrụ ahụ nwere Onye isi ala, Onye isi ala gara aga, odeakwụkwọ ukwu na onye odeakwụkwọ Associate, Treasurer, na ndị isi oche iri na ise, ( asatọ ahọpụtara) nke ọ dịkarịa ala abụọ sitere na ụlọ ọrụ.
Iji jee ozi na ịbụ onye nnọchiteanya nke obodo optics n'ụwa nile, ICO na-ejigide kọntaktị na ndị otu ya na ndị ọkà mmụta sayensị anya na mba niile ma na-anabata kọntaktị ọhụrụ niile. Yana obodo ndị ọzọ metụtara, International Commission for Optics na-enye aka na nhazi nke mmemme mba ụwa na ngwa anya nke ndị otu ya na-eme, dị ka karịsịa nzukọ sayensị.
ICO eguzobela kọmitii na-ahụ maka agụmakwụkwọ ma na-ekere òkè na kọmitii na-ahụ maka nhazi nke usoro nzukọ ụwa ahọpụtara, gụnyere Education na Training na Optics na Photonics omume.
ICO ehiwela kọmitii maka Regional Development of Optics ma nwee kọntaktị na International Center for Theoretical Physics, (ICTP) iji chọta ụzọ isi nyere ndị na-eme nchọpụta aka na mba ndị ka na-emepe emepe, karịsịa site na mgbanwe nke ozi na site na nkwonkwo nzukọ nke ụlọ akwụkwọ. Ụlọ akwụkwọ nwere ikere òkè ICO bụ nke a na-ahụkarị izu abụọ ma ọ bụ atọ, maka uru bụ isi nke ndị ọkà mmụta sayensị anya na ndị injinia na mba ndị na-abụghị ndị mepere emepe. Ntinye aka nke ICO na-abụkarị n'ụdị nkwado na ịmepụta usoro ihe omume na ịchọta ndị nkuzi kwesịrị ekwesị.
