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Vision 2020, launched by WHO in 1999, aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020, focusing on cataract, childhood blindness, and trachoma. The initiative involves various global partners and emphasizes disease prevention, eye health personnel training, and strengthening existing eye care infrastructure. Following Vision 2020, the 'Vision for Everyone' UN resolution adopted in 2021 aims to provide eye care services for at least 1.1 billion people with vision impairment by 2030.

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Vision 2020

Vision 2020, launched by WHO in 1999, aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020, focusing on cataract, childhood blindness, and trachoma. The initiative involves various global partners and emphasizes disease prevention, eye health personnel training, and strengthening existing eye care infrastructure. Following Vision 2020, the 'Vision for Everyone' UN resolution adopted in 2021 aims to provide eye care services for at least 1.1 billion people with vision impairment by 2030.

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VISION 2020

Marjana Majeed
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Vision 2020: The Right to Sight
• Launched by WHO In Geneva in 1999 February
18 collaboration with NGOs
• Objective: Eliminate avoidable blindness by
2020
• Major focus: Cataract, childhood blindness,
trachoma
Partners of Vision 2020: Right to sight
• WHO
• Task Force International NGO's
• International Agency for Prevention of Blindness
• Cristopher Blindness Mission
• Hellen Keller International
• Orbis International
• Sight Savers International
• AI Noor foundation
• International Federation of Ophthalmological societies
• Lions Club International Foundation
• Operation Eye Sight Universal
• The Carter Centre
Objectives of Vision 2020
• Eliminate Avoidable Blindness By the Year 2020
• Reduce Global burden of Blindness
Vision 2020: Implementation & Strategic
Approaches
• A five Year Plan Implemented in four phases:
2000, 2005, 2010, 2015
• Focus on: Disease prevention and control, Eye
health personnel training
• Existing Eyecare Infrastructure strengthening,
Use of Appropriate and Affordable techniques,
resource mobilization
Disease Prevention And Control
• Globally,WHO Identified major Blinding Eye
Condition For Immediate Attention to Achieve
The Goals of Vision 2020, which were
• Cataract
• Childhood Blindness
• Trachoma
Universal Eye Health: GAP 2014–2019
• Builds on Vision 2020
• Global Target: Reduce avoidable blindness by
25% by 2019 from 2010 baseline
• Monitored indicators: Prevalence and causes
of visual impairment , ophthalmologist and
optometrist count, (cataract surgical rate)CSR,
(cataract surgical coverage)CSC
Vision for the Future (VFTF)
• Launched in 2001 by International Council of
Ophthalmology (ICO)
• Implementation by International council of
Ophthalmology
• Enhance ophthalmology training globally
• Develop model guidelines and
recommendations for ophthalmic clinical care
• Advocacy Support Vision 2020 through
Global Eye Health: Vision Beyond 2020
• Marks culmination of Vision 2020
• The key proposal ofWHO world report on
vision is to make integrated people centred
eyecare, to reduce the burden of eye condition
and vision impairment and achieve the SDG
WHO's key areas of work in prevention of
blindness
• working with mwmber state and other
partners in the field to provide
recommendations on feasible global targets for
2013 on integrated people cetred eyecare
• observing and promoting world sight day
• development of technical tools
Vision for everyone:A United Nation
resolution
• Adopted by UN General Assembly in 2021 july 23
• objectives:
• Provide Eyecare Service for atleast 1.1 Billion
people with vision impairment by 2030
• UN needs its 198 member Nations to provide
Eyecare
• The Resolution will assist the member stes to
achieve SDG 3 ie,To ensure healthy lives and
promote well being for all at all ages
Vision for Everyone: UN Resolution 2021

• support to 'vision for everyone' resolution has


been announced by following:
• International Agency for Prevention of
Blindness
• Cooper vision
• Prevent Blindness
THANK YOU

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