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A 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=NDl8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4Nw&_rt_nonce=efb8b0cdecThe 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=NTB8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OQ&_rt_nonce=bf87c96766The 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=NTJ8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OA&_rt_nonce=b8e2bfda6cRefractive 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=NTN8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OA&_rt_nonce=ccaa5f56c6This 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=NTR8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OA&_rt_nonce=9b97f09666Vision loss is both a contributor to inequalities and is also an outcome of inequality.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/inequalities/?_rt=NTV8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OA&_rt_nonce=288467858bThis 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=NTZ8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OA&_rt_nonce=16c7574288On 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=NTd8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OA&_rt_nonce=1a666cc60aCataract 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=NjB8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNDgzMDQ4OQ&_rt_nonce=e181bbe21e
