World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on vision impairment, including blindness.
This year, World Sight Day will take place on October 14 with the theme: “Love Your Eyes”.
According to WHO data, at least 1 billion people have near or distance vision impairment 36 million of which are blind.
Vision impairment affects people of all ages, with the majority being over the age of 50. Vision impairment and blindness can have major and long-lasting effects on all aspects of life, including daily personal activities, interacting with the community, school and work opportunities and the ability to access public services.