World Sight Day
10 October All day
The second Thursday of October is World Sight Day, an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting our eyes and vision, raise awareness of vision impairment and blindness, and promote eye and vision care. On 10 October 2024, WHO/Europe draws specific attention to child eye health. Eye health services should be accessible, available and affordable for all children.
While uncorrected vision impairment may impact education and social inclusion, simple solutions such as spectacles can make a world of difference. In May 2024, WHO launched the global SPECS 2030 initiative to ensure access to quality, affordable spectacles and related people-centred services for everyone who needs them.
World Sight Day is also an opportunity to debunk myths regarding vision and move towards a world where all children are free from social stigma associated with wearing spectacles or other corrective interventions for their eyes and vision.
