The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
VCA-Lebanon Position Paper on Ready Made Spectacles Ready made spectacles have been shown to be less costly than supplying donated spectacles because of the cost of sorting donated spectacles. While custom made spectacles remain the ideal solution to refractive error, ready made spectacles represent a reasonable alternative which can provide a more rapid response to…
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 Retinopathy of prematurity in India – what can we learn from the polio legacy? ROP related blindness can be prevented by improving comprehensive preterm care and screening at appropriate time.
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
