Affordable Vision Correction

C Emerging Scenario

According to Vision 2020, a global initiative by the world Health Organization, WHO and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, the following facts have emerged:

45 million people out of the world population are blind.

75 million would be blind by the year 2020 if nothing were done.

76% of the causes of blindness is treatable.

20% of the causes of blindness is preventable.

90% of blind people live in poor communities.