The recently published WHO World Report on Vision is required reading for anyone interested in reducing the burden of vision impairment in the world, whether government agency, nongovernment agency, eye care provider, member of industry, investor or philanthropist.
According to this report, 2.2 billion of the approximately 7.7 billion people in the world suffer from one or another visual impairment. That is about 28% of the world population, or just more than one in four people. Most of us in advanced countries would suspect the primary causes of visual impairment (Read more...)
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