2023年2月8日 · Because of the loss of the ozone layer and increased UV rays that affect the eye, global warming can contribute to the onset and acceleration of cataracts. Furthermore, traffic-related air pollution is linked to severe allergic eye diseases, glaucoma, and …

2022年1月28日 · Fourteen million optometrists are needed globally to provide effective and adequate eye care services, using the World Health Organizations’s global recommendation of a 1:600 practitioner-to-patient ratio.

2020年1月18日 · The World Health Organization lists poor vision among top three leading causes of disabilities in the world, and individuals who suffer poor vision are unable to access eye care or unaware they might need it.

We are pleased to present Eyeglasses for Global Development: Bridging the Visual Divide, a jointly authored report of collective findings on the urgent need for national governments, the private sector and development partners to substantially increase investment in providing eyeglasses to improve educational outcomes, increase productivity and ...

The Public Eye on Davos, held every year between 2000 and 2015, was a counter-event to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The project involved non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world and was coordinated by Swiss organizations Erklärung von Bern (EvB, renamed "Public Eye" in 2016) and Greenpeace ...

2021年5月27日 · Given the large unmet need for care, coupled with the fact that highly cost–effective interventions exist (i.e. spectacles and cataract surgery), the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly in May 2021 endorsed two new global eye care targets for 2030 – namely, a 40% increase in effective coverage of refractive errors, and a 30% increase in ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international advocacy non-governmental organization and think tank, based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab .

2022年10月12日 · This report draws on key results from a comprehensive analysis of population-based eye health surveys and includes estimates of effective cataract surgery coverage (eCSC) and effective refractive error coverage (eREC) at the global level, by WHO region, sex and World Bank income level, and the relative quality gap (that is, the percentage ...

The 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, held in Davos, Switzerland, brought together global leaders from politics, business, and civil society to address pressing global challenges. This year’s discussions highlighted themes of sustainability, innovation, and cooperation amidst growing global complexities.

• Conducting charitable events supporting eye research or disease research related to conditions that may affect the eyes. • Funding scientific research into ophthalmic diseases. • Engaging with medical students and residents regarding WAEPS and eye and vision care.