Vision, the most dominant of our senses, plays a critical role in every facet and stage of our lives. We take vision for granted, but without vision, we struggle to learn, to walk, to read, to participate in school and to work. Vision impairment occurs when an eye condition affects the visual system and its vision functions.

2024年7月15日 · Globally, at least 1 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment that could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. In the absence of timely detection, reduced or absent eyesight can have long-term personal and economic effects. Vision impairment affects people of all ages, with the majority being over the age of 50.

2019年10月8日 · At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and quality of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services; a shortage of …

2023年1月30日 · Vision and hearing interventions are some of the most cost-effective that exist, yet they are too frequently difficult to access and poorly integrated into health services. The impact of vision and hearing loss is also influenced by other coexisting conditions. Dual sensory loss (deafblindness) affects 0.2–2.0% of the global population.

In at least 1 billion – or almost half – of these cases, vision impairment could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. The work of WHO’s Eye care, vision impairment and blindness programme is guided by World Health Assembly resolution WHA73.4 Integrated, people-centred eye care and the recommendations of the WHO World report on ...

at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. More reliable data on the met and unmet eye care needs, however, are required for planning. Also, the burden of eye conditions and vision impairment is not borne equally.

2023年3月8日 · Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these cases, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. And of those with unaddressed vision impairment or blindness, 90% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

2019年10月8日 · More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far sightedness, glaucoma and cataract, according to the first World report on vision issued by the World Health Organization.

2023年2月21日 · The World Health Organization today called for accelerated action to provide quality, affordable, integrated and people-centered comprehensive eye care for everyone, for addressing the increasing and disproportionate burden of vision impairment and blindness in the WHO South-East Asia Region.“Nearly 30% of the 2.2 billion people living with vision-impaired …

2022年10月31日 · Vision is the most dominant of human senses. Eye conditions affect all stages of life, with young children and older people being most vulnerable. Women, rural populations and ethnic minority groups are more likely to have vision impairment and less likely to access care. Impairment of vision impacts the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and …