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Let There Be Sight

LET THERE BE SIGHT THE BENEFITS OF A 20/20 WORLD 80% of blindness in the world today is avoidable. Many sight related ailments that plague developing countries are preventable with simple corrective measures, ranging from glasses to basic corrective surgery. THE GLOBAL BREAKDOWN 285 MILLION Number of people in the world who are visually impaired or blind. 39 MILLION 246 MILLION are blind are visually impaired of the world's visually impaired are 90% located in developing countries. 65% 85% Despite this age group being only 20% of blind are of visually impaired & 50 years old, of global population. TOP ISSUES Uncorrecled Refractive Errors The Numbers: 153 MILLION PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM VISUAL IMPAIRMENT BECAUSE OF UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERRORS 33% 231 Cause of impairment for ages 5-15 Cause of 33% of the world's impairment Myopia, Hypermetropia, Astigmatism, Presbyopia: 544 MILLION Conditions that make it so an image is blurred when refracted onto the retina. People are near visual impairment and could benefit from some correction Cataracts The Numbers: 48% 33% Responsible for 48% of world blindness. of visual impairment. 18 MILLION A clouding of the eye lens that prevents the passage of light through the pupil. People are blind because of cataracts. Glaucoma The Numbers: In 2010, it was estimated that 60.5 MILLION Optic nerve Pressure People worldwide suffered from glaucoma. inside the eye 4.5 MILLION An umbrella term for various conditions that result in damage to the optic nerve. People blind due to glaucoma. The Numbers: Childhood Blindness 1.400,000 Blind children worldwide 1,000,000 300,000 in Asia! in Africa! 500,000 This means 60% of children die within 1 year of being blind. 40% of causes of childhood blindness are preventable. Children go blind every year. STEPS TOWARD FIXING THIS PROBLEM AP More Cumical Refractionists What it will Cost Currently: Most of these are in the 167.000 developed world. Needed: EDUCATION 47,000 additional refractionists in developing countries. Education Facilities & Proper Training: 18,000 $28.452.000,000 ophthalmic dispensers over the course of 5 years. to manufacture the additional lenses. THE COST OF VISION IMPAIRMENT Left uncorrected, it is estimated that the global economy loses $202.000.00000 every year refractive errors go uncorrected. For perspective: This is undoubtedly a costly venture, but its estimated impact is even more startling. $202 BILLION $202,000,000,000 That is 1/75th of is roughly equiva- lent to the GDP of Quite a substantial amount of money that could be made annually with a minimal investment! the GDP of the United States. Ireland! A S28 bilion dollr ivestment will esult in $1000,00000,00 being added to the global economy in 5 years. This initial investment wil: Creale thousands of jobs Improve the working conditions Improve the living conditions x LO00 You can't work | with a hammer if you can't see the nail! It will increase the safety, of It will improve the living conditions of millions of people worldwide, giving them the ability to function at the level at which everyone deserves. countless manual laborers and craftsman in developing countries. The Problem is apparent. The Solution is simple. All that is required now is action. Sources http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/10/12-104034/en/ http://www.vision2020.org http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD

Let There Be Sight

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80% of blindness in the world today is avoidable. Many sight related ailments that plague developing countries are preventable with simple corrective measures, ranging from glasses to basic corrective surgery.

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