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Join IAPBThe Friends of Vision group of United Nations Member States consists of country representatives, including at Ambassador level, from more than 50 countries.
https://www.iapb.org/advocate/eye-health-and-sdgs/un-friends-of-vision/?_rt=NDl8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3Mw&_rt_nonce=64fdb9f4edGood vision improves health and well-being at all ages.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/well-being/?_rt=NTB8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=d9ee0a1262A considerable proportion of the vision loss burden was listed as ‘residual causes’.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/causes-of-vision-loss/other-vision-loss/?_rt=NTF8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=0cd2d9bf8bRefractive disorders are important causes of vision loss, but are easily treatable. View more refractive error vision loss data on the Vision Atlas here.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/causes-of-vision-loss/refractive-error/?_rt=NTJ8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=c57316fc2aThe Vision Atlas outlines how good vision improves economic opportunities and workforce participation.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/poverty-work-economic-growth/?_rt=NTN8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=1ff1e08dc3This Vision Atlas page shows the magnitude, impact, causes of and solutions for vision loss in children and adolescents.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/magnitude-and-projections/child-eye-health/?_rt=NTR8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=0257ab4c28Vision loss is both a contributor to inequalities and is also an outcome of inequality.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/inequalities/?_rt=NTV8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=1797f96868On 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.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/inequality-in-vision-loss/gender/?_rt=NTZ8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=4945e33bbbThis page on the Vision Atlas shows how good vision improves helps educational attainment and participation.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/education/?_rt=NTd8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=b13af3d44bCataract remains the leading cause of blindness and a major cause of visual loss across the globe.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/knowledge-hub/eye-conditions/cataract/?_rt=NjB8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc0Mzc5NzM3NA&_rt_nonce=20ac5fc51b