World Sight Day

World Sight Day Quick Facts - GB

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2022 Date	13 October 2022
2023 Date	12 October 2023

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World Sight Day in 2022

Thursday, 13 Oct

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World Sight Day History

World Sight Day seeks to raise awareness about the vision impaired. This day aims to provide those in need with adequate resources and treatment so that they can properly see. World Sight Day was first observed by the Sight First Campaign in 2000. It is observed annually on the second Thursday of October.

Top Tweets for World Sight Day -

Updated 05:10

The King has sent his congratulations to the President of Malawi today, on #WorldSightDay, to mark the country’s successful elimination of trachoma. Trachoma is the leading cause of blindness and Malawi is the first country in Southern Africa to reach this goal. https://t.co/O8vLUL3dxs
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 13, 2022

Lacs of @DSSNewsUpdates volunteers have pledged for posthumous eye donation to bring the light in the dark lives of people without eyes with the inspiration of Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim ji #WorldSightDay https://t.co/aIkqBKft60
— Manish insan (@insaamanish777) October 13, 2022

“Today is a day that I will remember for the rest of my life. Today is a day for celebration and happiness. Today we come together to witness a moment in history for Malawi. Today we say goodbye to blinding trachoma, on what is #WorldSightDay.” – The Countess of Wessex
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) October 13, 2022

In the News and Trending for World Sight Day

Updated 05:10 13-year-old who inspired Encanto calls on emojis for better representation on World Sight Day

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Paralympic cyclist Lora Fachie to read first ever CBeebies Bedtime Story in braille on World Sight Day

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CBeebies airs its first ever Bedtime Story read in braille on World Sight Day

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World Sight Day 2022 | Protection From Various Eye Diseases

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World Sight Day Facts

The theme for World Sight Day in 2020 was Hope in Sight.
Globally, more than 2.2 billion people have some form of vision impairment according to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
As of 2020, 2.6 billion people have myopia (nearsightedness) globally.