Latest estimates show that this is expected to grow to 1.8 billion people by 2050 unless there is significant urgent investment and a coordinated response. Over a billion people are currently living with vision loss that could be prevented or treated with existing cost-effective interventions. The Commission builds on the foundations laid by VISION 2020 and the WHO World Report on Vision to provide an evidence base for the future of eye health. The Commission was co-chaired by Matthew Burton, Director of the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and Hannah Faal, Professor of International Eye Health at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. work towards a world without avoidable vision loss.Ī team of 73 academics and eye health practitioners from 25 countries worked together to harness lessons learned over the previous two decades and bring together the growing evidence for the life-transforming impact of eye care.
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