Avoidable Blindness
HCP Cureblindness rebrands as Cure Blindness Project
HCP Cureblindness is rebranding as the Cure Blindness Project, according to a press release.
Q&A: Myopia Awareness Week draws attention to ‘largest eye threat of the 21st century’
Myopia Awareness Week is May 13-19 and serves to bring awareness to the “significant problem” of myopia, the danger of which is often underestimated, according to Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz, OD, PhD, FAAO.
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Vision 2020 reaches landmark year
The 2020 landmark year of the Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness opens with a positive balance. As stated in the latest World Report on Vision, “a strong platform of success on which to build future actions” is now in place thanks to the concerted efforts of the WHO, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, and many nongovernmental and governmental partners.
IRIS Registry will continue to improve quality of patient care
SAN FRANCISCO — Continuing to use the IRIS Registry and providing care for Americans with treatable vision impairments and avoidable blindness are key goals for the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2020, according to a speaker here.