World Sight Day Oct 9th ‘Visualising World Sight’

VISUALISING WORLD SIGHT EVERY FIVE SECONDS SOMEONE IN THE WORLD GOES BLIND. TO MARK WORLD SIGHT DAY ON OCTOBER 9th LEARN THE FACTS ABOUT VISION IMPAIRMENT 9th OCTOBER WORLDWIDE. 5 seconds Every 285 million someone in the world goes blind. PEOPLE are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide. That's the equivalent of the populations OF 39 million people worldwide Blind & are have LOW VISION 246 mil. France .. •Germany Italy VISUAL IMPAIRMENT CAN BE PREVENTED OR CURED. Ireland..: UK 80% of all O Belgium COMBINED WHO IS AT RISK? Globally, 6. uncorrected refractive errors are the main cause of moderate and severe visual impairment. 82% of people About 90% of the world's visually impaired live in low-income settings. $$$$* $$$ living with blindness are aged 50 and above. S$2$ %24 Cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness in middle- and low-income countries. UNDERSTANDING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT There are 4 levels of visual function: Normal vision Moderate visual impairment Severe visual impairment Blindness • WHAT CAUSES VISUAL IMPAIRMENT? • Globally the major causes of visual impairment are: Cataract 39% Uncorrected Glaucoma 10% Age-related refractive 18% macular 7% degeneration еrroгd Corneal opacity тachoma 3% Diabetic retinopathy 4% Eye conditions 3% in children Onchocerciasis 0.7% WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON EYE DISEASES IN CANADA? The four most common eye diseases causing blindness and partial sight in Canada are: Age-Related Macular Diabetic Retinopathy Glaucoma Cataracts Degeneration (AMD) 2.5 million Canadians 1 million 500,000 live with diabetic have some form of live with AMD cataract retinopathy 250,000 canadians live with glaucoma -YET ONLY HALF ARE AWARE THEY HAVE THE DISEASE. THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO PREVENT BLINDNESS With today's knowledge and technology up to 80% of global blindness is preventable or treatable. Cost effective interventions are available for the major causes of avoidable blindness. The number of people visually impaired from infectious diseases has reduced in the last 20 years according to global estimates. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WORKING TO PREVENT BLINDNESS The Onchocerciasis Elimination DEPA African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control APOC Program for the Americas The WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Blinding and Trachoma VISI on VISION 2020: the Right to Sight 2020 World Health THE RIGHT TO SIGHT Organization THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE HEALTH Vision Empowers: Access to quality eye care is one of the most effective and cost-efficient paths for reversing the cycle of poverty. Preventing and treating visual impairment empowers individuals. Vision Is A Catalyst: Improved vision sparks a powerful ripple effect, spreading positive benefits from one person to their family, from one eye care professional to an entire hospital, and from one neighborhood to a community transformation. Vision Is Within Reach: We look to a future where communities around the world have sustainable eye care infrastructure and trained eye care professionals. THE FUTURE OF VISION TECHNOLOGY Glaucoma Implant: Scientists have proposed a way to monitor glaucoma using a tiny device implanted in the eye. Readings from the device could be monitored by a smartphone. The technology could help prevent some people from going blind. EYESIGHT APP O Plaiform: iOS, Android 224 PM Cost: $ 5.99 UE The app tests for neuroplasticity, or how well the brain's pathways change with our bodies and their surroundings over time. The user completes visual exercises specifically designed to assess how well his or her brain's visual system is able to react to certain cues. O After a trial on a university baseball team the distance which they could see clearly grew by 31% SELECTIVE LASER TRABULECTOMY ULTIMEYES Laser energy is applied to the drainage tissue in the eye that results in better drainage of fluid through the drain and out of the eye. SLT lowers the intraocular pressure by about 30% when used as initial therapy. The effect will generally last between 1-5 years, and in rare cases, longer than that. 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