World sight day

By *ucspark OP Man over a year ago

dudley

Today is World Sight Day (WSD12) - international day of awareness for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and VISION.

Just thought I would mention it. Hope everyone's had a great day.

By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Does it involve no wanking tho?

By *ucspark OP Man over a year ago

dudley

"Does it involve no wanking tho?"

No that makes you blind

Hold on I am blind

By *ucspark OP Man over a year ago

dudley

According to WHO estimates:

· About 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide;

· 39 million are blind; and

· 246 million have low vision (severe or moderate visual impairment);

· preventable cause are as high as 80% of the total global visual impairment burden;

· About 90% of the world's visually impaired people live in developing countries;

· Globally, uncorrected refractive errors are the main cause of visual impairment;

· Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness globally;

· 65% of visually impaired, and 82% of blind people are over 50 years of age, although this age group comprises only 20% of the world population

By *icketysplitsWoman over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Don't forget to recycle your old glasses for use by those in developing countries.