Global initiatives launch to advance eye health and public awareness

New educational and awareness programs have been launched to address global eye health challenges, focusing on community care, corneal health, and childhood myopia.

Mankind Pharma, in collaboration with the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) and the Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI), organized the Vision Continuum 2026 initiative. The program aims to increase awareness regarding corneal transplantation, eye donation, and the management of childhood myopia. To support early detection, Mankind Pharma and AIOS developed the Vision Growth Card to help parents and professionals track children’s visual development.

In the United Kingdom, the Vision Science Academy (VSA) launched the Global Eye Health Programme to coincide with World Sight Day. The specialized learning program includes courses in public health, community optometry, and global ophthalmology. The initiative is designed to encourage eye-care professionals and students to approach vision care from a broader public-health and population-level perspective.