The Friends of Vision group of United Nations Member States consists of country representatives, including at Ambassador level, from more than 50 countries.

A considerable proportion of the vision loss burden was listed as ‘residual causes’.

Good vision improves health and well-being at all ages.

Refractive disorders are important causes of vision loss, but are easily treatable. View more refractive error vision loss data on the Vision Atlas here.

The Vision Atlas outlines how good vision improves economic opportunities and workforce participation.

This Vision Atlas page shows the magnitude, impact, causes of and solutions for vision loss in children and adolescents.

Vision loss is both a contributor to inequalities and is also an outcome of inequality.

On the Vision Atlas, we present evidence showing that women are more likely to have vision loss, and look into some reasons why this is the case.

This page on the Vision Atlas shows how good vision improves helps educational attainment and participation.

Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness and a major cause of visual loss across the globe.