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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=NDl8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3NQ&_rt_nonce=1360905076The 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=NTB8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Nw&_rt_nonce=a7bb2893f6The 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=NTJ8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Ng&_rt_nonce=0121a0e1a7Refractive 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=NTN8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Ng&_rt_nonce=a60a0bcc5eThis 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=NTR8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Ng&_rt_nonce=9f763ac4abVision loss is both a contributor to inequalities and is also an outcome of inequality.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/inequalities/?_rt=NTV8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Ng&_rt_nonce=9368e3af35This 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=NTZ8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Ng&_rt_nonce=7a24ea5da0On 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=NTd8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Ng&_rt_nonce=e40e0e90f3Cataract 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=NTl8NXx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTczNzUyODY3Nw&_rt_nonce=6a7d0d4edd
