Research Guides: Global Eye Health: Overview

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Vision assessment by government primary health care workers in Arunachal Pradesh. INDIA; Apobrat Bhuyan CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (From: Mueller, A., S. Keel, and A. Cieza. 2021. Primary eye care: The WHO perspective. Community Eye Health Journal 34, no. 113: 77)

Resource Spotlight

The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global eye health: VISION beyond 2020
World Health Organization | Eye care, vision impairment and blindness
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) | Vision Atlas
Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB)
RAAB is a population-based eye health survey assessing prevalence and causes of vision impairment and blindness among people aged 50+. Local data, mapping, analysis and country profiles.
Atlas of Ophthalmology
A free online multimedia database. Officially endorsed by the International Council of Ophthalmology. Free registration for use.
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) | Online Tools
Includes Astigmatism Double Angle Plot Tool, Barrett Toric Calculator, Corneal SIA Tool, IOL Calculation Formula Analyzer, Toric Results Analyzer among others

NEW or NOTEWORTHY

American Academy of Ophthalmology | Global Ophthalmology Guide
IHME Disease, injury, and risk factsheets: Blindness and vision loss
Think Global Health | Eliminating Blindness from Trachoma Is in Sight
February 4, 2022
Think Global Health | Putting Vision Loss and Aging into Focus
September 8, 2021
Think Global Health | Staring Down Gender Disparities in Vision Loss
February 19, 2021

Keeping Current

Last Updated: Oct 23, 2025 12:19 PM

Subjects: Health Sciences

Tags: eye health, global health, ophthalmology, vision