World Sight Day

World Sight Day, the second Thursday in October, encourages everyone to concentrate on vision health, blindness, and vision impairment.

Around the world, the day is both a call to action and a call for concern regarding vision care around the world. Vision and blindness can be reduced by disease prevention. Beyond prevention, World Sight Day aims to raise awareness and accessibility to care for those who need services.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 285 million people of all ages are visually impaired. Uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts are two of the causes of visual impairment. Unfortunately, 80% of all visual impairments are preventable. Poor people with visual impairments who are poor simply don't have the funds to buy a pair of eyeglasses. Many people are unable to afford cataract surgery or there is no one in their area to perform the procedure.

39 million people are blind. Of those with visual impairments, 39 million are blind. These are some of the most common causes of blindness.

Diabetes eye problems are common in diabetics
Macular degeneration
Glaucoma
Traumatic injuries

In poor countries, infectious diseases are the leading cause of blindness. These disorders included herpes, trachoma, and leprosy. Blindness can also be caused by vitamin A deficiencies. Retinopathy that occurs in premature infants can also go blind.

Blindness awareness has come a long way in the last 20 years, from education, diagnosis, and services.. At one time, braille readers and seeing-eye dogs were two of the most common ways to assist blind people. Now, special footwear that allows a blind person to walk in the correct direction is included in this series. Bionic eyes and glasses that help the colorblind see color are among the other products that help the colorblind see color.

Not only does the day want to improve services, but it also needs to change how the world sees those with vision impairments..

How to celebrate #worldsightday

World Sight Day is observed in 149 countries around the world. Awareness activities include seminars, launches, donation drives, rallies, and online events. Join World Sight Day in the worldwide celebration of World Sight Day at The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. Consider what it would be like to live in a world you would not see.

Reading is another way to inform yourself about visual impairments and blindness. By Robert Kurson, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and The Man Who Dared to See by Anthony Doerr. To post on social media, use #WorldSightDay to post..

History of the world sight day has dominated history.

In 2000, Lions Club International Foundation's Sight First Campaign launched the first World Sight Day. The day was eventually integrated into VISION 2020 and is coordinated by the International Agency for Blindness Prevention. Blindness is a worldwide organization that promotes blindness. A annual call to action brought attention to specific needs for the visually impaired beginning in 2005. The following calls to action have been included:: The most recent calls to action include:::

2019: Vision First!

Eye Care Everywhere Eye Care Everywhere Eye Care Everywhere is located in 2018.

***2017: Make Vision Count

2016: Together, We Are Stronger Together.

Eye Care for All Eyes, 2015: Eye Care for All Eyes.