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Eye conditions are remarkably commonand many eye conditions can lead to visionimpairment, including blindness. Those who live long enough will experience at least one eye condition during their lifetime.Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment. In at least 1 billion or almost half of these cases, vision impairment could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed.

The work of WHOs Eye care, vision impairment and blindness programmeis guided byWorld Health Assemblyresolution WHA73.4 Integrated, people-centred eye careand the recommendations of theWHO World report on vision (2019). The strategic recommendations and technical tools provided by WHO aimto assistMember States and their partnersinreducing the burden of eye conditions and vision impairment while working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG target 3.8 on universal health coverage.

The two main causes of vision impairment are unoperated cataract and uncorrected refractive error. Given the large unmet need for cataract surgery and refractive error care, coupled with the fact that highly cost-effective interventions existfor these conditions, two new global targets on effective coverage of eye care for 2030were endorsed at the World Health Assembly in 2021. Thesetargets aim to improve eye health coverage while ensuring quality care.

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