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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 qua... more
Accessed online March 2018
An estimated 253 million people live with vision impairment: 36 million are blind and 217 million have moderate to severe vision impairment. 81% of people who are blind or have moderate or severe vision impairment are aged 50 years and above
Report of the Joint World Health Organization–Brien Holden Vision Institute Global Scientific Meeting on Myopia | University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 16–18 March 2015

TRACHOMA FACT SHEET

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2016)
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library | hayeslibrary@perkins.org | 617-972-7250 | http://www.perkins.org/researchlibrary
Disability inclusive practices for strengthening comprehensive eye care
The aim of this pamphlet is to inform parents and guardians of supports and services available for children and young people who are blind or have a visual impairment.
Recommendations on the inclusion of people with disabilities in eye care made by CBM's Medical Eye Care Advisory Group as a result of a meeting in Hydrabad, India, in 2012.

Eye Health Systems Assessment (EHSA): Sierra Leone Country Report

Potter, A.L., Vandy, M., Smart, N. Blanchet, K.l. Ministry of Health and Sanitation, International Centre for Eye Health, Sightsavers (2013) C2
Universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019 | Available documents in :Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish | http://www.who.int/blindness/actionplan/en/
Case study: Cambodia
Disability Fact Sheet #13 (FS13)