The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
VCA-Lebanon Equipment specifications: Fundus camera for diabetic retinopathy screening This document specifies the minimum standards for a non-mydriatic digital fundus (retinal) camera unit. The unit can be a fixed or portable fundus camera.
VCA-Lebanon Position Paper on Presbyopia Given the critical need for good near vision in performing daily tasks4 and the scale of presbyopia as a form of visual impairment, IAPB recommends that presbyopia be prioritized and addressed. The principles that IAPB endorses are related to the method of correction, human resources, and health system fit, utilizing…
VCA-Lebanon 2030 in Sight strategy document The challenge is more complex than ever before, the numbers are greater and the inequalities are only increasing. Therefore our ambition has to match this scale.
VCA-Lebanon Spectacle Coverage Report This IAPB report looks at the current data on spectacle coverage, in 27 countries where national level data are available. Spectacle coverage is presented for both distance vision and near vision loss due to URE.
VCA-Lebanon WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020: progress report on elimination of trachoma, 2020 The number of people at risk from trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, remained stable in 2020 despite disruptions to community-based interventions caused by COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported in its Weekly Epidemiological…
VCA-Lebanon Indian Entry Level Optometry Competency Skill Standard The goal of the Indian Entry Level Optometry Competency Skill Standard is to enable the schools of optometry in India to design their curriculum based on this document so that the optometry students passing out from their institute achieve the expected competency skills in/for the profession of…
VCA-Lebanon TFOS Lifestyle Report: Impact of environmental conditions on the ocular surface Exploring the Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Ocular Surface – A Review of Risk Factors
VCA-Lebanon Climate Action and Eye Care Myths: Busted This PDF document from IAPB’s Climate Action Work Group debunks five prevalent myths about climate action and eye care.
VCA-Lebanon WSPOS Myopia Consensus Statement 2023 Interventions To Slow The Progression Of Myopia
VCA-Lebanon Focus on Child Eye Health 2022 Report Focus on Child Eye Health 2022 engaged some of the world’s best and brightest thought leaders to share knowledge, inspire action, discuss ideas and push Child Eye Health to the forefront of pressing development issues.
