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World Sight Day 2008

Thursday 9th October

Eye on the Future:
Fighting Vision Impairment in Later Life

World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness coordinated by the Vision 2020 Global Initiative and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). Its aim is to raise global attention concerning the current reality of 300 million people living with blindness and vision impairments worldwide. On WSD, Vision 2020 members work together to:

Raise awareness of vision impairments and blindness, an international public health issues.
Involve and influence governing health ministries to distribute funds and resources for national blindness prevention programs.
Inform of targeted assemblies of the Vision 2020 initiative, as well as generating more support for its program activities.

World Sight Day 2008 is scheduled to open the eyes of the world on Thursday 9th October 2008.

World Sight Day 2008

Why World Sight Day?

World Sight Day is a global event included in the World Health Organization's official calendar and held every second Thursday of October. World Sight Day 2008 will focus on the Ageing Eye:

About 300 million people are living with a serious vision impairment
90 % live in developing countries with little chance of proper treatment.
More than 80 % of the people living with blindness are over 50 years of age
Yet 75 % of blindness cases are preventable, curable, or treatable. Over 150 million people live with defective eyesight simply because of uncorrected refractive errors.

We urge you to visit www.v2020.org/wsd08 and www.iapb.org for more information on how you can help!

Winners

Lensshopper's World Sight Day Competion winners

Grand Prize:

Winner:
Preeti Pradhan, Cary, North Carolina

Prize:
1 year's supply of contact lenses.
Runner-up Prizes:

Winners:
Larry Barker, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Kimberly Ann Lindner, San Francisco, California

Prize:
6 month's supply of contact lenses