1.1 billion people live with vision loss and 90% of vision loss is preventable or treatable.

1.1 billion people live with vision loss and 90% of vision loss is preventable or treatable.

There are 1.1 billion people globally with vision loss and 2 to 3 billion more people need ongoing access to services to optimise their vision and ability to function in society.

Millions more need ongoing access to services every year to prevent vision loss and restore well-being.

Now from the The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Friends of Vision Group has launched the Vision Atlas at a UN Friends of Vision Group meeting on 24 February.

The Vision Atlas allows you to compare UK eye care data with other countries.

The Atlas estimates that 6.4% of the UK population has a vision loss.

It also provides data on cataract surgery, with an estimated 519,321 procedures each year, with the UK ranking 6 out of 120 countries.

Some high-level workforce data shows there are an estimated 3,000 ophthalmologists and 14,308 optometrists in the UK.

Interact with the Vision Atlas