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In 2020, cataract remained the first or second cause of vision loss in all world regions.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/causes-of-vision-loss/cataract/?_rt=MTU3fDE0fHZpc2lvbiAyMDIwfDE3NjI2NjQwNzI&_rt_nonce=b9c63e4844Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/causes-of-vision-loss/glaucoma/?_rt=MTY1fDE0fHZpc2lvbiAyMDIwfDE3NjI2NjQwNzU&_rt_nonce=78d0b8ab2aThe age-standardised prevalence of blindness due to AMD declined by almost 30% from 1990 to 2020.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/causes-of-vision-loss/age-related-macular-degeneration/?_rt=MTY2fDE0fHZpc2lvbiAyMDIwfDE3NjI2NjQwNzU&_rt_nonce=4dc33e7303The Vision Atlas outlines how good vision improves economic opportunities and workforce participation.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/impact/poverty-work-economic-growth/?_rt=MTY4fDE0fHZpc2lvbiAyMDIwfDE3NjI2NjQwNzU&_rt_nonce=ed99100e67
