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10 Αυγ 2023 · WHO fact sheet on blindness and visual impairment providing key facts, definitions, causes, who is at risk, global and WHO response.
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 opportunities to access the most essential eye care services.
8 Οκτ 2019 · Overview. 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 quality of prevention, treatment and ...
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Visual impairment and blindness Fact Sheet N°282 Updated October 2013 Key facts • 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide: 39 million are blind and 246 have low vision. • About 90% of the world's visually impaired live in developing countries. • 82% of people living with blindness are aged 50 and above.
Globally, an estimated 45 million people are blind and a further 135 million are visually impaired. However, 80% of that vision loss is preventable or treatable. Projections estimate these numbers to climb to 75 million blind and 200 million visually impaired by the year 2020 unless there is urgent coordinated action.
