World Sight Day 2024

On World Sight Day, we cast a spotlight on the importance of eye care around the world. Every October, on the second Thursday, the worlds’ attention is focused on what it means to have eye care that is accessible, available and affordable to all. We invite you to add your voice to the campaign in 2025 - details coming soon.

World Sight Day 2024

On World Sight Day, we cast a spotlight on the importance of eye care around the world. Every October, on the second Thursday, the worlds’ attention is focused on what it means to have eye care that is accessible, available and affordable to all. We invite you to add your voice to the campaign in 2025 - details coming soon.

LOVE YOUR EYES

Love Your Eyes is IAPB’s Global Campaign. Launched in 2021, the campaign has reached millions of people and called on them to create a world where eye health is accessible, available and affordable to everyone by 2030. There are lots of ways to be involved in the Love Your Eyes campaign, from being a campaigner to learning how to love your own eyes. Join us.

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THE REACH OF LOVE YOUR EYES

Thanks to the support of millions of campaigners, IAPB members, and partners, the Love Your Eyes campaign continues to attract attention and reach important audiences. In four short years of campaigning, Love Your Eyes has hit some big numbers.

BETTER EDUCATION IN SIGHT

World Sight Day in 2024 saw new research released that revealed the indisputable links between healthy vision, education attainment, lost school years, lifetime earnings and economic gains. The research, conducted with the Seva Foundation, reinforced the importance of early intervention. Please explore this landmark research.

Education & Eye Care

THE 2024 CAMPAIGN

The significance of eye health, especially in children, cannot be understated. In 2024, World Sight Day shouted louder than ever before that addressing eye health issues is essential to unlocking the full potential of our youngest generation. The energy and support for this year’s campaign has been inspiring, and the results speak for themselves. Please download the campaign report and celebrate the incredible success of World Sight Day 2024.

Download the World Sight Day 2024 Campaign Report

Photo Competition

The World Sight Day Photo Competition continues to be a popular and important staple of the World Sight Day campaign. Each year, photographers are invited to capture what it means to #LoveYourEyes. The quality of the competition continues to grow, and we encourage you to see the 2024 winning images.

Winning photos

The Glasses of the Future Competition

For World Sight Day 2024, children were invited to unleash their creativity and design the glasses of the future. What would they look like, what unique functions would they have? We learned that when kids invent, they solve problems and create possibilities where no dream is too big or too small. We invite you to see the competition winners.

Glasses of the Future winning entries

About World Sight Day

World Sight Day:

  • is an opportunity to focus the world's attention on eye health as a global issue.
  • raises awareness of eye health amongst individuals, families and communities.
  • is a platform to influence decision makers to prioritise eye health initiatives.
  • helps activate demand for eye health services globally.

World Sight Day is coordinated by IAPB and supported by almost 200 IAPB Member organisations globally.