Globally, the leading causes of vision impairment and blindness are: 1. refractive errors 2. cataract 3. diabetic retinopathy 4. glaucoma 5. age-related macular degenerati… See more

Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion – or almost half – of these cases, vision impairment could have been prevented … See more

Personal impact
Young children with early onset irreversible severe vision impairment can experience delayed motor, language, emotional, social and cogniti… See more

There are effective interventions covering promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation which address the needs associated with eye conditions and vision impairment… See more