Sight is one of our most important senses. We often see more than we can perceive. Thanks to sight, we are able to enjoy the colorful world around us.
But unfortunately, many people around the world lose their sight, and often this can be avoided through regular prevention and adequate care.
World Sight Day aims to help people understand the importance of eye care.
History of World Sight Day
This annual celebration focuses on awareness of blindness and visual impairment.
It was first recognized in 1984 by the Lions Club Foundation.
A few years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) joined along with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
The IAPB brings together charitable non-governmental organizations from over 100 countries that make sure everyone gets the eye care they need.
The growing problem of blindness is prompting all these people to unite around the cause of finding a cure and creating effective prevention.
The celebration of the event takes various forms.
Some people support World Sight Day by planting trees, while others get involved by submitting a photo online to be used to create an international photo collage focusing on the topic of blindness.
Charities are being run to raise funds to cover the costs of operations, books are being read to the blind and a number of brochures and posters are being produced to raise awareness of the issue.
Как можеш да отпразнуваш Световния ден на зрението?
Направи проверка на твоето зрение
Зрението е приемано за даденост, а това не е така, затова посетете очен специалист, където да прегледаш себе си и твоето семейство. Има редица причини, поради които, рутинните прегледи са важни, но основната е, че в най-ранен етап можете да бъдеш диагностициран и предпазен от по нататъшни очни проблеми. А това от своя страна те защитава от сериозни увреждания или загуба на зрение.
Можеш да направиш обещание към себе си да обичаш очите си, включи се към останалите #LoveYourEyes.
Бъди отговорен, защото както знаеш, очите виждат всичко, стига да си с правилните очила.
Направи дарение
Many people in isolated parts of the globe are at greater risk of blindness and vision problems because they lack access to eye care. World Sight Day provides the perfect motivation to make a donation to a charity that helps people who are struggling to get the vision care they need.
Did you know that...
- Vision loss is one of the biggest fears of aging people around the world, and in our country.
- Millions of people neglect routine checkups where serious eye diseases can be caught in time.
- Няма значение от възрастта ти, очния преглед веднъж годишно ще ти даде увереността, че очите ти са добре обгрижени и здрави.
- Worldwide, there are about 2.2 billion people who are blind or visually impaired. Of these, about one billion people have a visual impairment that could have been prevented.
- Most people with visual impairments are over the age of 50. However, there are children who have vision problems, which is why routine eye exams are so important, regardless of your age.
- The main cause of vision impairment worldwide is refractive errors that have not been corrected, as well as cataracts.
Напомням ти „Прегледай се сега, за да си сигурен, че ще виждаш утре“.