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IAPB Blog is home to ideas, policy positions, findings, and stories that provides the context for eye health policy and practice. The views, ideas, technologies or policy positions in these blog posts belong to the authors and do not necessarily describe IAPB's position or views on these matters.
Advancing Eye Health Across the Latin America Region

21.04.2026

Advancing Eye Health Across the Latin America Region

Cristina Sanchez Gauto

  • Bolivia,
  • Brazil,
  • Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology,
  • Paraguay,
  • Peru

21.04.2026

Launch of National Eye Health Studies Results in Jordan

  • EMR,
  • KKESH,
  • World Health Day
Case Study
From Evidence to Action: Strengthening the Case for Refractive Error Services in Timor-Leste and Nepal

21.04.2026

From Evidence to Action: Strengthening the Case for Refractive Error Services in Timor-Leste and Nepal

Yuddha Sapkota / Indra Prasad Sharma

  • effective refractive error coverage (eREC),
  • Nationwide Rapid Assessment,
  • refractive error study in children (RESC)
Member Story
OCI's World Optometry Week 2026

17.04.2026

Collaboration in Action: OCI’s World Optometry Week 2026

Swetha Saravanan / Harshada Kale

  • Community Eye Care,
  • Optometry Confederation of India,
  • Optometry Education,
  • Primary eye care,
  • Universal Eye Health,
  • World Optometry Week

16.04.2026

What eye health has been missing: Financing at scale

Adam Askew

  • Eye health financing,
  • The Vision Catalyst Fund,
  • World Bank
Opinion

13.04.2026

Science, Systems and Sight: Ending Preventable Blindness from Diabetes

Cova Bascaran Fanego

  • Diabetic Retinopathy,
  • Member Engagement Group.,
  • Member story
Q&A
A Lived Experience of Thyroid Eye Disease

07.04.2026

Rare Disease: A Lived Experience of Thyroid Eye Disease

Junu Shrestha

  • Rare Diseases,
  • Thyroid Eye Disease,
  • World Health Assembly
IAPB

06.04.2026

Cataract as a System Anchor: From Global Guidance to Summit Commitments

Junu Shrestha

  • APAC 2026,
  • Asia-Pacific Eye Health Leadership & Global Summit,
  • Bangkok,
  • Cataract,
  • IAPB
IAPB
Global Summit for Eye Health

26.03.2026

Global Momentum Builds for the 2026 Global Summit for Eye Health

Jessica Thompson

  • CHOGM,
  • Global Summit for Eye Health
Member Story
Young Systems Leader by IAPB

26.03.2026

Mentorship Matters

Chelsea Andrews

  • IAPB,
  • Keralink,
  • Mentorship Matters
Member Story
Nepal Shows the Way: Tackling Tax Barriers to Reach the Billion

24.03.2026

Nepal Shows the Way: Tackling Tax Barriers to Reach the Billion

Sailesh Kumar Mishra / Jack Deal

  • IAPB,
  • Member story,
  • Southeast Asia
Member Story

18.03.2026

Combat Blindness International Accepting Project Proposals

  • Call for Projects,
  • Combat Blindness International,
  • funding