Join the Leading Global Eye Health Alliance.
MembershipGlobally, millions of people are blind or have low vision due to lack of access to spectacles, resulting in reduced quality of life.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/knowledge-hub/eye-conditions/refractive-error/?_rt=Mzh8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=f1f12b7f39Eye health is important for economic development
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/economics/?_rt=NDB8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=353bfa7de2Diabetic eye disease often begins without symptoms, but because it it often left unmanaged, it has become a leading cause of vision loss and blindness.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/knowledge-hub/eye-conditions/diabetic-eye-disease/?_rt=NDF8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=d8155111f92030 IN SIGHT is the sector’s strategic plan for the next decade, a call to action which outlines how we can end avoidable sight loss.
https://www.iapb.org/about/2030-in-sight/?_rt=NDJ8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMQ&_rt_nonce=0efab954d7Explore the current roadblocks and the solutions on the road ahead around gender equity in eye health.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/knowledge-hub/elevate/gender-equity/key-things-to-know/?_rt=NDN8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=4f223415f7We need governments and businesses around the world to unlock funding and prioritise eye care so that everyone, everywhere can access the care they need.
https://www.iapb.org/love-your-eyes/photo-exhibition-photo1-no-poverty/?_rt=NDR8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=397c544e4aWorld Sight Day (WSD) is an international day of awareness held every October to focus attention on the global issue of eye health.
https://www.iapb.org/world-sight-day-2025/?_rt=NDV8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=56a39c3219The number of people with vision loss is growing.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/magnitude-and-projections/projected-change/?_rt=NDZ8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=a1ed2f15c0The risk of vision loss increases as you age.
https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas/inequality-in-vision-loss/age/?_rt=NDd8NHx2aXNpb24gYXRsYXN8MTc3OTM5MDkxMg&_rt_nonce=bf516460f2