1991
A Regional Advisor for Prevention of Blindness is established in the WHO Regional Office for the Americas. Co-funding for this post is provided by Sight Savers and Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos de Espana. Similarly, the WHO Prevention of Blindness headquarters staff are strengthened by a post supported by the International Association of Lions Clubs.

Ongoing evaluation of the very successful vector control scheme of the Onchocerciasis Control Program, which has been applied over more than 1 million square kilometers. The disease and its eye complications are now about to disappear in the program area. In addition, several IAPB member organizations are increasingly involved in Ivermectin distribution programs in the extension program areas.

A meeting on strategies for Ivermectin distribution through primary health-care systems is held at WHO headquarters in Geneva, with support from the Consultative Group of NGOs to the WHO Program for the Prevention of Blindness.

The Second Leeds Castle International Conference on the Prevention of Disability proposes an agenda of action against avoidable disability using the Prevention of Blindness program as its model.

1990
The Fourth General Assembly of the IAPB is held in Nairobi, Kenya, 
and is attended by more than 400 ophthalmologists, public health workers, and managers. National prevention of blindness committees from 60 countries are represented by 113 people at the Business Meeting. The theme "Sustainable Strategies - Agenda for the 1990s is discussed at six plenary sessions and four workshops by 86 designated speakers and panelists, plus scores of active participants. The contingent from Francophone Africa is provided with simultaneous translation at all plenary sessions, and several workshops are held in French. During the five-day meeting, the following subjects are discussed at the plenary sessions: national programs in Africa, regional progress reports, sustainable manpower development for blindness prevention, new developments in the control of major causes of blindness, and sustainable national program development. The workshop topics include: manpower development, delivery of specific eye-care services, major challenges and priorities for the delivery of eye-care services, and essential characteristics of a model self-sustaining prevention of blindness program, including partners such as private industry, NGOs, and WHO. Mr.Alan W.Johns (United Kingdom) is elected President.
Christoffel-Blindenmission and Sight Savers co-fund a landmark WHO meeting in London on childhood blindness.

1989
IAPB hosts a four-day series of conferences in Bethesda, Maryland, at which 70 people from more than 20 countries participate. IAPB commemorates the tenth anniversary of the WHO Prevention of Blindness Program and with major NGOs holds a symposium on the control of cataract blindness. These meetings provide the participants an opportunity to discuss accomplishments in the prevention of blindness field and to examine the delivery of eye care relevant to the alleviation of cataract blindness. They also present a valuable opportunity to discuss program and organizational issues and enable a rich exchange of ideas on a variety of topics, including program strategies, training and educational modalities,evaluation methodologies, cost-recovery mechanisms for eye-care programs, and applications of appropriate technologies.

1987
WHO Task Force completes a second comprehensive compilation and analysis of blindness data, and estimates that there are between 27 and 35 million blind people in the world.

1986
The Consultative Group of NGOs to the WHO Program for the Prevention of Blindness is established to provide a forum for closer consultation among organizations interested in prevention of blindness. Meetings are to take place on years when the Program Advisory Group does not meet. Meetings of the Consultative Group also provide an opportunity for communicating to interested NGOs particular projects or needs in selected countries, where the WHO Program does not have the required resources to intervene, but where NGOs have good working channels. Mr.Alan W. Johns is elected first Chairman of the Group.

The Third General Assembly of the IAPB is held in New Delhi, India. This Assembly is attended by over 400 ophthalmologists, eye-care professionals, public health specialists, managers, and others engaged in the battle against unnecessary blindness. Its theme "A Decade of Progress" coincides with the completion of 10 years of IAPB service. Participants discuss possible means of strengthening national blindness prevention committees and ways of improving communication and cooperation among national committees and NGOs. Four workshops are held and four symposia examine the operation and delivery of eye-care services, communication for eye-health care, the magnitude of blindness, and community ophthalmology. A course in research methodology in public health and clinical ophthalmology is presented. Dr.Kupfer is re-elected President.

Helen Keller International announces a global attack on cataracts.

1985
The International Eye Foundation becomes the first international eye-care NCO to be accepted into official relations with WHO.

1983
Organisation pour la Prevention de la Cecite (OPC) is founded in France.

1982
The Second General Assembly of the IAPB is held in Bethesda. This meeting of 300 people representing more than 50 countries is by far the largest international gathering of experts on blindness prevention ever convened to that time. The theme "New Horizons in Sight" reflects the fact that IAPB's earliest goal - the creation of national committees for the prevention of blindness - had been almost fully achieved and that many of these committees had been successful in initiating national sight-conservation programs. Participants at this Assembly look for new horizons by discussing several ongoing or recently completed blindness prevention projects, assessing their results, and establishing the ones that are most successful as models for future efforts. This Assembly also conveys the message that well-designed blindness prevention programs - particularly those that draw exclusively on local resources - can be highly effective even when judged by economic as well as medical criteria. Dr.Carl Kupfer (USA) is elected President.

A Regional Advisor for Prevention of Blindness is established in the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia in New Delhi. This full-time position is co-funded by the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind and the Asian Foundation for the Blind.

Seva Service Society is founded in Canada to encourage broader participation by Canadian citizens in Seva's blindness prevention and other activities.