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In Pakistan, 2.2 million people are affected by blindness.

LAHORE (Web Desk) - World Sight Day is being observed across the world today to create awareness about the need to pay attention on vision impairment and blindness. This years theme is - Vision First.

In Pakistan 2.2 million people are affected by blindness while 20 million people are facing weakness of eyesight. Pakistan has also fallen on number three in the list of countries having more blind people.

Medical experts opine that the garbage in the metropolis city of Karachi is the main reason behind the vision impairment problems in the city.An eye expert said unnecessary use of electronic instruments can affect eyesight and only way to protect our self from such disease is to take care of our self by having healthy food.

Every year this day strives to create awareness about the need to give the necessary attention to eye care. International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness plans the world sight day each year. World Sight Day 2019 motivates people to pledge to take an eye exam and encourage others for the same. The theme for this year is - "vision first". This theme highlights the importance of an eye exam to prevent any possible eye disorder.

The target set by this year is to end eye disease by 2020.

Initially started by the Lions Club International Foundation as part of the Sight First campaign in the year 2000, World Sight Day is now coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) under the VISION 2020 global initiative which aims to promote a world in which nobody is needlessly visually impaired.

The main aims of World Sight Day include:

To Raise public awareness of issues surrounding blindness and visual impairment.

To influence Governments, and in particular Health Ministers to participate in and donate funds to blindness prevention programmes.

To educate about blindness prevention.

To generate support for Vision 2020 programme and activities.

Across the world, events include seminars, donation drives rallies and online events. There is also an annual World Sight Day photography competition which is open to photographers both amateur and professional, anywhere in the world.

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World Sight Day observed to create awareness about vision impairment, blindness - Dunya News

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