It aims to highlight the importance of protecting our eyes and vision, raise awareness of vision impairment and blindness, and promote eye and vision care.
The theme of 2024 is “Children, love your eyes”
Among all cases of blindness, 90% of them can be avoided or treated if identified early.
Globally, nearly 220 crore individuals worldwide are visually impaired.
10 crore people suffer from a vision disability that could have been avoided or is still unaddressed.