Our History
In 2003, the World Council of Optometry (WCO), the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) created Optometry Giving Sight to mobilize resources from the global optometric community to help eliminate refractive error blindness and low vision.
Optometry Giving Sight was first launched in the UK in 2003, followed by Australia and the Netherlands in 2004, the United States and Canada in 2005, and Italy in 2006. In 2009, Optometry Giving Sight launched in Norway, Singapore and Ireland.
Optometry Giving Sight is the only global fundraising initiative that specifically targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error – simply the need for an eye exam and a pair of glasses.
We provide an unprecedented opportunity for Optometry to make a coordinated and significant impact in the prevention of blindness. Optometry Giving Sight is a global solution to a global problem.
Watch this new video from one of our project partners in Mozambique
