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The 2025 World Sight Day campaign is officially underway, rallying the global eye care community to put people first and push for universal access to eye health

This World Sight Day, eye care professionals and advocates are being urged to advocate for stronger public policy to ensure equitable access to vision care worldwide.

World Sight Day 2025 is placing people front and center, calling on the eye care community to prioritize access, equity, and awareness like never before.

IAPB's 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE in Kathmandu brought together eye health experts, policymakers, and partners to accelerate global strategies for a world where no one is left behind.

Speaking to an audience of over 600 in-person participants and 200 virtual attendees from 59 countries at the 2030 In Sight Live event in Kathmandu, Nepal, Honourable Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli announced the approval of Nepal’s new national eye health strategy.

Prime Minister Oli announced plans to integrate eye health into Nepal’s national health insurance scheme, marking a major step toward universal eye care access.

With the 2030 agenda in sharp focus, IAPB’s landmark event in Kathmandu emphasized collaboration and innovation to improve global eye care access.

The 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE event in Nepal united global leaders and advocates to accelerate efforts in eliminating avoidable vision loss through inclusive, people-centred care.

IAPB proudly welcomes Specsavers as a key new member, strengthening the global alliance’s efforts to combat avoidable sight loss.

IAPB has welcomed Specsavers as a new member, strengthening its global efforts to combat avoidable sight loss. With over 2,500 stores worldwide, Specsavers joins IAPB in advancing eye health and improving quality of life for disadvantaged communities.

At the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), The UN Friends of Vision held a side event, where HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh highlighted the critical connection between eye health and gender equity.

In her capacity as a global ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), the Duchess of Edinburgh delivered a keynote address to United Nations ambassadors and agency staff, championing gender equity in eye health.