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There are 19 million children with vision impairment globally, 12 million of which is due to uncorrected refractive error. Although some school-based vision screening programs include spectacle provision, poor ‘compliance’ in wearing spectacles can reduce the effectiveness of this intervention. This longitudinal, observational study sought to determine the prevalence of uncorrected refractive and spectacle compliance among children and identify the barriers to compliance.
The Summary guide on quality standards for spectacles simplifies global quality standards and provides practical guidance on best practices for dispensing spectacles.
The Competency-based refractive error teams (CRET) tool, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a practical resource designed to support the delivery of high-quality, team-based refractive error services.
This handbook provides practical guidance to support the establishment of sensory screening programmes for school-age children.
This report outlines how an ageing population, rising diabetes rates, and low awareness of retinal conditions in Asia Pacific are reshaping vision care, highlighting new opportunities to improve care through existing systems.
This summary of Better Education in Sight provides an estimate of global learning and economic productivity losses from uncorrected refractive error in schools.
The IAPB School Eye Health Workgroup has released these guidelines to help deliver standardised comprehensive eye health services to more than 700 million children attending schools around the world.
Inclusiveness and Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities
The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings.
This key report sheds light on the often-overlooked supply-side barriers that prevent many in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from obtaining affordable, quality glasses.
This report highlights the impact and success of the 2023 Love Your Eyes at Work campaign.
L’OCCITANE en Provence has always put people at the heart of its operation. For more than 20 years, it has been committed to Caring for Sight, supporting projects around the world that help prevent blindness.
The 2023 Annual Report of CBM's eye care work across its programmes. Inclusive, comprehensive and integrated- CBM's Eye Health Initiative reports on it latest work in eye health.
