Global eye health and vision care initiatives

Various organizations have launched initiatives to address global vision impairment and improve access to eye care services.

In Asia and the Caribbean, efforts have focused on direct service delivery. The Aloka Vision Programme in India and Nepal provided eye examinations to over 1.9 million people and distributed nearly 24,000 pairs of glasses between April 2025 and March 2026. Additionally, support for the Sight for Life organization in St. Vincent and the Grenadines facilitated over 90 surgical procedures and 700 treatments.

Other programs have shifted focus toward education and awareness. In India, the Vision Continuum 2026 initiative, a collaboration involving Mankind Pharma, the All India Ophthalmological Society, and the Eye Bank Association of India, aims to increase awareness of corneal transplantation and eye donation. This program also introduced the Vision Growth Card to track childhood myopia. Meanwhile, the Vision Science Academy in the United Kingdom launched the Global Eye Health Programme to provide specialized training in public health and community optometry.