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World Sight Day 2018 EyeCare Everywhere Dr Vidushi Sharma SuVi Eye Institute KOTA INDIA

World Sight Day: A day-long event, intended to bring global attention to crucial matters of blindness and vision impairment, World Sight Day (WSD) is observed on the second Thursday of every October annually. To be celebrated on October 11th this year, the event tends to raise awareness against causes of visual impairment and calls the international community to collaborate with the aim of eliminating blindness, especially avoidable blindness. [1-3] World Sight Day Theme: Organized by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), World Sight Day occupies a significant place in the eye health calendar that engages with the public and private organizations across the globe with the common goal of drawing attention to vision-related issues and eye health. With a different theme every year, the eighteenth World Sight Day, on October 11th, 2018, is based on the theme, “Eye Care Everywhere.” Why is World Sight Day Celebrated? The purpose of the global event is to explore solutions to these issues to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their geographical location, cultural background, and economic status, is able to have access to sight. Working under the theme of “Eye Care Everywhere,” eye health organizations are expected to spread awareness and share information about eye health, vision care, and curbing the conditions like preventable blindness and visual impairments. The war against Preventable Blindness: India- Common Causes of Blindness: 1. Cataract. Cataracts are the No.1 cause of blindness here but, fortunately, the condition can be easily treated and the blindness reversed. 2. Under corrected refractive errors. 3. Glaucoma. 4. Macular degeneration. 5. Diabetic retinopathy. United for Sight The World Sight Day 2018 tends to bring together professionals, sponsors, and individuals from diverse backgrounds across the world to join hands for the purpose of highlighting the impact of eye health in normal lives. This themed event is not restricted to medical professionals or organizations associated with eye care. It invites people and societies from all backgrounds to take part in the cause. The photo competition organized by IAPB, and the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) are an important initiative that compels the photographers to capture the essence of the necessity of eye care from their vision and perspective. Photographs can be a means of visual depiction pertaining to how imperative eye health is. For the eye doctors and healthcare organizations, World Sight Day 2018 requests participation in the global pledge aimed to support blindness prevention efforts. Eye Care Everywhere- How to Reach the Unreached? Commencing outreach programs can be another effective way of propagating awareness and identifying potential cases of preventable blindness. Establishing medical camps in tribal and remote areas to offer eye examinations and offering simplified training about eye care measures can play a significant role in fulfilling the theme of “Eye Care Everywhere.”