Blindness and vision impairment - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年8月10日 · Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be …
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness - World Health …
2024年7月15日 · Vision impairment and blindness impact the life of people everywhere. In low- and middle-income settings the burden of vision impairment can be even greater due to fewer …
World report on vision - World Health Organization (WHO)
2019年10月8日 · 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 …
WHO launches first World report on vision
2019年10月8日 · Русский. Español. More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far …
The deafblind community: Fighting not to be forgotten
2022年12月2日 · The deafblind community: Fighting not to be forgotten. 2 December 2022. Access to health is especially challenging for persons with deafblindness. To advance health …
Up to 45 million blind people globally - and growing
2003年10月9日 · But 80% of visual impairment can be avoided or cured Today, World Sight Day, VISION 2020 is giving governments around the world tools to help prevent and treat millions of …
Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment. The global need for eye care is projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades posing a considerable challenge to …
Four out of five people who are blind do not need to be
2012年10月11日 · Of those, 10 million blind people and 79 million with poor vision live in the Western Pacific Region. The leading cause of blindness in the world and in the Western …
Deafness and hearing loss - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年2月2日 · Hearing loss and deafness. A person who is not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing – hearing thresholds of 20 dB or better in both ears – is said to have …
World Sight Day 2021 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年5月27日 · 14 October 2021. World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on vision impairment, including …