World Sight Day 2024 is observed on October 10.

Important Days

World Sight Day (WSD), also known as World Eye Day or World Vision Day, is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of October.


      - This day aims to raise global awareness about blindness and vision impairment.

      - It is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), based in London, UK, and the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva, Switzerland.

     

Main Points:-   (i) WSD 2024 will be observed on October 10, 2024. The theme for WSD 2024 is "Children, Love Your Eyes."

      (ii) The World Health Organization (WHO) officially launched WSD in 1999, and the first WSD was observed on October 12, 2000.


About the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)

President: Caroline Casey
Founded: 1975
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