Image by Marisa Martins Armada courtesy of IAPB
This World Sight Day, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) focused global attention on the importance of eye health in the workplace, as part of the Love Your Eyes campaign.
IAPB, which leads World Sight Day (October 12), recorded over 13 million pledges from individuals and organisations to love their eyes, over double the number pledged last year.
To engage employers and their staff about the in the importance of caring for your eyes at work, IAPB asked its 200 member organisations spanning 100 countries to host sight screenings at work.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh, global ambassador for IAPB, visited Ethiopia to celebrate the work of the eye care charity Orbis and participate in World Sight Day festivities.
The focus on eye health at work followed the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and IAPB’s Eye Health and the World of Work report, revealing that visually impaired workers were 30% less likely to be employed.
‘The Love Your Eyes at Work campaign and World Sight Day celebrations act as a timely reminder to us all of the vital role our eyes can play in helping us reach our full potential at work and beyond,’ said Peter Holland CEO of IAPB.