Summary Background We undertook a Grand Challenges in Global Eye Health prioritisation
exercise to identify the key issues that must be addressed to improve eye health in the�…

Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families�…

Eye health has profound and widespread implications for many aspects of life, health,
sustainable devel opment, and the economy. Yet many populations do not have access to�…

Vision 2020: The Right to Sight launched by WHO in 1999 to intensify activities for the
prevention of blindness. The estimates of the global magnitude and causes of vision�…

With an ageing global population, vision impairment has risen to the forefront as a
pronounced public health concern. 1 In 2020, 1� 1 billion people had distance vision�…

The global eye health action plan 2014–2019 aims to reduce avoidable visual impairment
as a global public health problem and to secure access to rehabilitation services for the�…

Introduction In its recent World Report on Vision, the WHO called for an updated approach to
monitor eye health as part of universal health coverage (UHC). This project sought to�…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has a new global agenda that aspires to significant
improvements in eye health worldwide. The road map was presented at the 66th World�…

In the first 12 years of VISION 2020 sound programmatic approaches have been developed
that are capable of delivering equitable eye health services to even the most remote and�…

Vision impairment, including blindness, is a major public health concern in middle-aged and
elderly adults worldwide, associated with diminished quality of life and increased risk of falls�…