Blindness and vision impairment - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 10, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on blindness and visual impairment providing key facts, definitions, causes, who is at risk, global and WHO response.
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness
Aug 11, 2025 · Vision impairment and blindness impact the life of people everywhere. In low- and middle-income settings the burden of vision impairment can be even greater due to fewer …
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness programme
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness programme Eye conditions are remarkably common and many eye conditions can lead to vision impairment, including blindness. Those who live …
World report on vision - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 8, 2019 · At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be …
Vision, eye conditions and vision impairment Vision, the most dominant of our senses, plays a critical role in every facet and stage of our lives. We take vision for granted, but without vision, …
Ceguera y discapacidad visual
Referencias 1. GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study. Causes of blindness and vision impairment in …
WHO launches new initiative to tackle the main cause of vision …
May 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new initiative, SPECS 2030, to assist countries in achieving the global eye care target of a 40% increase in the proportion …
Increasing eye care interventions to address vision impairment
Mar 8, 2023 · And of those with unaddressed vision impairment or blindness, 90% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is a strong economic, as well as health, rationale for …
Eye and vision care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 7, 2023 · Vision impairment and blindness occurs when an eye condition affects the visual system and one or more of its vision functions. Vision impairment has serious consequences …
World Sight Day 2024: “Children, love your eyes”
Oct 10, 2024 · The second Thursday of October is World Sight Day, an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting our eyes and vision, raise awareness of vision impairment and …