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In 1975, during a World Health Assembly organized by World Health Organization (WHO), WHO Program for the Prevention of Blindness was formed. An adoption of the resolution forming such body was reached in 1978 through the efforts of International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and other allied stakeholders. This arm of WHO was aimed @ controlling avoidable visual impairments and blindness. But this body was hampered by low political and professional will.
In 1996, world population data on the magnitude of visual disability and low vision was published. This rattled stakeholders to action and Vision 2020 Global initiative and Vision 2020 Right to sight was introduced.
In 2003 it was adopted as Resolution WHA56.26, whose aimed @ Eliminating the main causes of all preventable and treatable blindness as a public health issue by the year 2020.
The initiative aims @ arresting such potential cause of blindness
i) Cataract
ii) Onchocarciasis
iii) Trachoma
iv) Refractive error/ low vision
v) Common causes of childhood blindness.
Vision 2020 Right to Sight has a laid down core strategies aimed @ Eliminationg avoidable blindness include-
a) Disease control
b) Human Resource development
c) Infrastructure and technological development.
Today we have barely 9 years to year 2020!
To be continued...
Dr Victor Okwudiri Ezebuiroh.
optometry is discussed here, eye diseases and disabilities are highlighted and management of such ocular conditions enumerated.
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