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The 2019 World Report on Vision revealed that globally there is at least 2.2 billion people with vision impairment. The main causes of visual impairment included unaddressed refractive error(123.7 million), Cataract (65.2 million), Glaucoma (6.9 million), Corneal opacities (4.2 million), Diabetic Retinopathy (3 million), Trachoma (2 million) and Unaddressed presbyopia, (826 million). Concerted global effort for prevention of blindness commenced in with launch of VISION 2020, “The Right to Sight Global Initiative” in 1999 by World Health Organization (WHO) and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). The mission of VISION 2020 is to eliminate the main causes of all preventable and treatable blindness as a public health issue by the year 2020. The recommended approaches (pillars) are disease control, human resource development, and infrastructure and technology. Kenya has been implementing all WHO and VISION 2020 guidelines.
Inclusiveness and Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities
This key report sheds light on the often-overlooked supply-side barriers that prevent many in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from obtaining affordable, quality glasses.
L’OCCITANE en Provence has always put people at the heart of its operation. For more than 20 years, it has been committed to Caring for Sight, supporting projects around the world that help prevent blindness.
The 2023 Annual Report of CBM's eye care work across its programmes. Inclusive, comprehensive and integrated- CBM's Eye Health Initiative reports on it latest work in eye health.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) have collaborated to produce a report on Eye Health and the World of Work
This report was authored by the Deloitte Center for Health Economics working with Roche and IAPB
Exploring the Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Ocular Surface - A Review of Risk Factors
