Campaign SightFirst II - Lions Club of Balla Balla

Campaign SightFirst II

Campaign SightFirst II - Lions Club of Balla Balla

-�Millions of people around the world look to Lions

and Campaign SightFirst II to prevent blindness

from afflicting 74 million people by 2020-�

Since 1990, Lions' SightFirst program has played a crucial role in reducing preventable blindness, even as the world's population soars toward 7 billion in 2020. It is among the world's most effective public-health initiatives. SightFirst has restored sight to millions

and

improved the lives of millions more.

Despite the extraordinary success of SightFirst, much work remains. If nothing is done, experts predict that the world's blind population will double to 74 million and those with low vision will double to nearly 250 million by 2020.

Campaign SightFirst II Goals:

Goal I: Control and eliminate major causes of blindness - US$102 million.
· Develop comprehensive eye-care services

·          Control cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma

·          Develop 200 eye clinics worldwide

·         Eliminate infectious eye diseases as a cause of blindness

·         Trachoma; Treat 40 million people; eliminate trachoma in the 10 most affected countries

·         River Blindness; provide 70 million treatments

Goal II: Combat emerging threats to sight - US$48 million

· Strengthen low-vision services

more on p age 2

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