Happy World Sight Day.

World Sight Day is an annual global campaign that raises awareness of preventable sight loss and the importance of protecting and improving vision health. It plays a vital role in eye care and in ensuring quality care is accessible, available, and affordable for everyone. It also reminds us of the difference early intervention, regular eye examinations, and access to the right care can make.

The campaign also highlights the barriers many people face in accessing essential eye care services and promotes the need for eye health provision for everyone, regardless of circumstances.

Together, we can remove barriers to eye care, improve access and help more people protect their vision. Supporting healthier, more independent lives.

World Sight Day also encourages governments, organisations and communities to support policies and initiatives that improve access to quality eye care, reduce avoidable sight loss and promote better vision health worldwide.

World Sight Day and Visibility Scotland go hand in hand. World Sight Day raises awareness of the importance of accessible eye care.  Visibility Scotland aims to educate people about the challenges of sight loss and provide practical support to those living with sight loss.

Additionally, a common theme between World Sight Day and Visibility Scotland is how both promote inclusion and a strong quality of life, striving to reduce barriers for those affected by sight loss and encourage a world where people living with vision impairments can feel included.

World Sight Day provides an important opportunity to advocate for greater inclusion, accessibility and equality in eye health.

On this World Sight Day, let us keep sight at the heart of conversations and make sure that quality eye care and a good quality of life are within reach for everyone.