The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
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 Eye Health in the Commonwealth: Progress Report 2018 to 2020 This first two-yearly report presents the progress achieved from 2018 to 2020 on the CHOGM commitments to action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all, including the elimination of trachoma, as an input to the next Commonwealth Health Ministers’ Meeting and CHOGM.
VCA-Lebanon Call To Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in The Eye Health Sector The Climate Action Working Group continues to bring awareness to the eye health sector and support stakeholders to take steps to become more environmentally sustainable, one of the biggest global health priorities.
VCA-Lebanon Vision Atlas Evidence Series: The Causes of Vision Loss This 14-page PDF covers the key messages from the Vision Loss Expert Group’s 2020 study “Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years.” through images, charts and text summaries.
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.
VCA-Lebanon Focus On Gender Equity 2022 Report Focus on Gender Equity 2022, shared knowledge, inspiration and ideas from some of the world’s most innovative experts to insert eye health and Gender Equality onto the agenda of the world’s most pressing development issues.
VCA-Lebanon Effective Coverage of Eye Care Presentation Learning what the refractive error coverage (eREC) as well as effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC) data means for 2030 In Sight.
VCA-Lebanon School Eye Health Guidelines The IAPB School Eye Health Workgroup has released these guidelines to help deliver standardised comprehensive eye health services to more than 700 million children attending schools around the world.
