The Global Summit for Eye Health aims to mobilise political and financial commitments. Stakeholders are recommended to not limit commitment making to one sector or age group but to consider a holistic, coordinated approach that views access to comprehensive eye care as critical enabler of inclusive development, economic growth, and health equity.

Ideally commitments would be:

• New i.e. not one made previously
• SMART i.e. specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound.
• Based on cross governmental discussion
• Has had an assessment of capacity to meet the commitments
• Aligned with national policies and plans or extends to new policies and plans
• Specifically financed

In addition, countries could align their commitments with international targets or conventions e.g. the SDGs, the UNGA Resolution Vision for Everyone or the eREC and eCSC targets. This would allow ease of reporting in Voluntary National Reviews and to the World Health Organisation for progress towards the 2030 eye health targets.

The deadline for Commitments is World Sight Day, 8 October 2026. Commitments should be entered into the commitment tracker and counted towards the overall commitments made.