Blindness and vision impairment - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年8月10日 · Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The leading causes of vision impairment and blindness at a global level are refractive errors and cataracts. It is estimated that globally only 36% of people with ...
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness - World Health …
2024年7月15日 · Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable vision impairment and blindness (WHA74.12) Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable vision impairment and blindness (WHA73.4) Towards universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019 (WHA66.4) Prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment (WHA62.1)
World report on vision - World Health Organization (WHO)
2019年10月8日 · At present at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and quality of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services; a shortage of …
盲症和视力损害 - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年8月10日 · 病因. 在全球范围内，视力损害和盲症的主要病因是：. 屈光不正. 白内障. 糖尿病性视网膜病变. 青光眼. 年龄相关性黄斑变性。. 视力损害的原因在国与国之间和国家之内存有很大差异，这取决于眼保健服务的可得性及其可负担性和民众的受教育程度。. 例如，在 ...
Eye care, vision impairment and blindness: Refractive errors
2024年8月21日 · Through the SPECS 2030 initiative, WHO is working to catalyse global efforts, promote best practices, and support Member States in achieving the 2030 target, ultimately aiming to reduce vision impairment and improve quality of life for millions affected by uncorrected refractive errors worldwide.
Vision, eye conditions and vision impairment Vision, the most dominant of our senses, plays a critical role in every facet and stage of our lives. We take vision for granted, but without vision, we struggle to learn to walk, to read, to participate in school, and to work. Vision impairment occurs when an eye condition affects the visual
Increasing eye care interventions to address vision impairment
2023年3月8日 · And of those with unaddressed vision impairment or blindness, 90% live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is a strong economic, as well as health, rationale for increasing the coverage of eye care interventions. The annual global productivity losses associated with unaddressed vision impairment are estimated to be US$ 410.7 ...
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月21日 · Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 38 countries and is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible. Based on April 2024 data, 103 million people live in trachoma endemic areas ...
WHO launches first World report on vision - World Health …
2019年10月8日 · Русский. Español. More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far sightedness, glaucoma and cataract, according to the first World report on vision issued by the World Health Organization. The report, launched ahead of World Sight Day on ...
Ceguera y discapacidad visual - World Health Organization (WHO)
Las principales causas a nivel mundial de la discapacidad visual y la ceguera son los errores de refracción y las cataratas. Se estima que, a nivel mundial, solo el 36% de las personas con un deterioro de la visión lejana debido a errores de refracción y el 17% de las personas con discapacidad visual debida a las cataratas han tenido acceso ...