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One week on from #WorldSightDay, the movement continues! 🌍❤️
From screenings to community events, our global eye health community showed what it means to #LoveYourEyes.
Next up: the Global Summit for Eye Health on 2 Nov. Let's turn awareness into action!
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The UN Friends of Vision came prepared for #WorldSightDay! 👓
Thank you for keeping eye health on the UN agenda and showing your #LoveYourEyes spirit.
Next stop: the Global Summit for Eye Health, 2 Nov! Let's turn advocacy into action.
@Irenekhan @BangladeshUN1 @IrishMissionUN
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IAPB retweeted
Today is World Sight Day.
This year, the organisers @IAPB1, are calling for accessible and affordable eye care for all. To mark the day, we asked eye care practitioners: What one area you would like to see access to eye care improved?
Read more 👉 ow.ly/QTIW50ZW0f7
That's a wrap on #WorldSightDay! 💙
Thank you to every member, partner and person who participated.
The conversation doesn't stop here. On 2 November, world leaders meet at the Global Summit for Eye Health, and your voice is coming with us. #LoveYourEyes
IAPB retweeted
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#JournéeMondialeDeLaVue #WorldSightDay
IAPB retweeted
It's #WorldSightDay, and we want to celebrate the incredible athletes who define Blind Hockey and overcome obstacles despite sight loss.
Canadian Blind Hockey is thrilled to bring another opportunity to play the game with the Ontario Cup, Ottawa Nov 6-8: canadianblindhockey.com/news…
33 countries have eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. The population at risk has fallen 94% since 2002.
This #WorldSightDay, we celebrate an eye health success story. Better integration into eye health systems will help sustain these gains.
trachomacoalition.org/news-b…
IAPB retweeted
Today is #WorldSightDay.
🤝 At the Foundation, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy the game they love.
🥅 Our Visually Impaired Football programme gives young people aged 8–18 with vision impairment a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment to play football, build confidence and make new friends.
Find out more about the programme and how to get involved: bit.ly/3WhqD6P
Love this. Visually impaired tennis proves that sight loss doesn’t have to mean sitting on the sidelines. 🎾 Thank you for marking #WorldSightDay with us! #LoveYourEyes
"At the moment, you're cheating against someone who can't see!" 😂🤦🏻♂️ @adamhillscomedy
When @joeldommett gave Visually Impaired tennis a try
#WorldSightDay
IAPB retweeted
"At the moment, you're cheating against someone who can't see!" 😂🤦🏻♂️ @adamhillscomedy
When @joeldommett gave Visually Impaired tennis a try
#WorldSightDay
The Duchess of Edinburgh is Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) #WorldSightDay 📷 @RoyalFamily
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Great to see the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago marking #WorldSightDay. 🇹🇹
2.2 billion people live with vision impairment, and much of it can be prevented or treated. A regular eye check is the best place to start. 💙 #LoveYourEyes
🌎October 8 is #WorldSightDay! Did you know? The World Health Organization reports that an estimated 2.2 billion people live with vision impairment.
👀The sense of sight is a gift that needs protection, especially with our high exposure to screens – sometimes for hours daily.
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IAPB retweeted
On #WorldSightDay, we launch Eye Health in the Western Pacific Region.
In 2024, at least 158 million people in our Region were living with distance vision impairment.
The good news is that around 90% of vision impairment can be prevented or treated.
Eye health must be integrated into primary care, noncommunicable disease programmes and schools.
Through the @WHO SPECS 2030 initiative, countries are turning this vision into action.
Congratulations to Malaysia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, the Philippines and Vanuatu for leading the way.
Now, let’s turn momentum into lasting programmes with ownership, investment and better data.
That's how we achieve better vision for the Region's people.
"Sometimes, the real disability is the world around us."
A powerful reminder this #WorldSightDay, get your eyes checked, and let's build a world designed to include everyone, whatever their level of sight. 💙
#LoveYourEyes
I didn’t choose to lose my sight. But I did choose what to do with the life that came after. Today is #WorldSightDay, and this year’s theme is “Love Your Eyes.”
I was born with full sight. Glaucoma slowly changed that, and learning to navigate a world I could no longer fully see came with its own challenges.
But it also taught me that sometimes, the real disability is the world around us, when our spaces, systems and services are not designed to include everyone.
The Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025 recognises the right to accessibility, reasonable accommodation and assistive support.
So, please take care of your eyes. Get them checked. And while you’re at it, let’s also learn to see inclusion differently. #VIP
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Thank you, Jonas and @SpecialOlympics, for highlighting this on #WorldSightDay.
Everyone deserves eye care that works for them💙 #LoveYourEyes #InclusiveHealth
👁️ On #WorldSightDay, #SpecialOlympics Sweden Clinical Director Jonas Upphagen shares highlights on the importance of personalized vision care for people with ID.
Expand #InclusiveHealth by adding your practice as an inclusive referral option:
brnw.ch/21x6gAO
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IAPB retweeted
👁️ On #WorldSightDay, #SpecialOlympics Sweden Clinical Director Jonas Upphagen shares highlights on the importance of personalized vision care for people with ID.
Expand #InclusiveHealth by adding your practice as an inclusive referral option:
brnw.ch/21x6gAO
A 94% fall in the number of people at risk of trachoma. 🌍 That's what happens when communities, health workers, governments and partners work together. A powerful reminder this #WorldSightDay that avoidable blindness can be beaten. #LoveYourEyes
👁️ On World Sight Day, we celebrate the extraordinary progress made against trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness. The number of people estimated to be at risk has fallen by 94%, demonstrating what can be achieved when communities, health workers, governments and partners work together.
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Thank you, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, our Global Ambassador, for championing eye health this #WorldSightDay. 💙 We look forward to welcoming you at the Global Summit for Eye Health in Antigua and Barbuda this November. #LoveYourEyes @RoyalFamily
The Duchess of Edinburgh, as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), looks forward to joining eye health leaders at the upcoming Global Eye Health Summit in Antigua and Barbuda in early November, helping to amplify the work being done around the world to prevent avoidable sight loss.
#WorldSightDay
📸 “Makalika and her son post-surgery,” by Darren James, taken in Samoa. Winner of Amateur Photo of the Year in @IAPB’s 2020 World Sight Day Photo Competition. The Duchess will be a judge in this year’s competition.
IAPB retweeted
Today we recognize World Sight Day, a reminder that eye care should be accessible, available, and affordable for everyone. Vision affects nearly every aspect of daily life, yet billions of people around the world still cannot access the eye care they need.
Join us in bringing awareness to the global movement for better eye health for all.
Learn more: hubs.li/Q04zCsxb0
#LoveYourEyes #WorldSightDay @IAPB1
ALT "World Sight Day" Written in a gradient color that goes from purple to orange.
On #WorldSightDay, we are sharing a message from @WHOAFRO Regional Director, @ProfJanabi, calling for urgent action to make quality eye care accessible to everyone across Africa.
Read the full message from Dr Mohamed Janabi at brnw.ch/21x6gAH
#LoveYourEyes #EyeHealth
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