Healthy communities and economies are at risk until the lack of vision care, a global health crisis, is addressed by governments, industry and communities, according to world leaders in vision health and development who met at the World Congress on Refractive Error in Durban, South Africa. The Durban Commitment 2010 — Vision Health and Development; Enhancing our Commitment to the Durban Declaration on Refractive Error, is set to be delivered to governments and peak health care and development agencies worldwide in an attempt to raise awareness to the global shortfall in care.
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ICEE – World Congress on Refractive Error, Durban Commitment 2010
Friday, September 30th, 2011National Eye Institute Shares Tips to Promote Eye Health During Healthy Vision Month 2010
Friday, May 7th, 2010National Eye Institute Shares Tips to Promote Eye Health During Healthy Vision Month 2010
An estimated 14 million Americans are visually impaired. This number is expected to grow significantly as our nation ages and age-related eye diseases become more common. Many blinding eye diseases have no warning signs or symptoms, so people may not notice anything is wrong with their vision.
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