11/10/2020
2020 WORLD SIGHT DAY-HOPE IN SIGHT: YOUR LIFE’S HOPE IS IN YOUR SIGHT
Every second Thursday in October, the eye care community across the world marks the World Sight Day, a day to recognize the importance of good vision in human life, highlight the challenges facing access to quality eye care, good vision and good eye health across the world, and the progress made so far in the fight against avoidable blindness. This year, this date fell on Thursday, 8th of October 2020…..TODAY!
Across the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that about 2.2 billion people from all races, tribes, colours, creeds and status suffer from poor vision and/or blindness. Among these are about 100 million who are completely blind! Take a moment to think about these figures. For comparison, 100 million people will fill up ALL stadiums/arena that have EVER hosted a FIFA-organized tournament from 1930 till date! This will include ALL FIFA World Cups, FIFA Youth Championship, FIFA U-17 World Cups, FIFA Women World Cups, FIFA Women Youth championships, FIFA U-17 Women World Cups, World Club Cups, Five-A-side tournaments, Beach Soccer World Cups, etc. What a number! ‘Luckily’ for us, the other number, 2.2 billion, needs not much emphasizing…It’s just nearly 1/3rd of the world population.
REGRETTABLY, ABOUT 80% OF THESE PERSONS COULD HAVE AVOIDED POOR VISION/BLINDNESS IF THEY READ AND ACTED ON A SIMPLE MESSAGE SUCH AS THIS ONE. NOW THAT YOU ARE READING THIS ONE TODAY, HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU? YES…..YOU!
Now stop and think of how much of your living depends on good vision. Let me help you…80% of your daily living depends on good vision. . Yes, you heard right. NOW, BY HOW MUCH DO YOU CARE ABOUT THIS PRECIOUS POSSESSION OF YOURS? ARE YOU IN THE GROUP THAT WAITS FOR A SIGN BEFORE THEY VISIT THE EYE DOCTOR? DO YOU KNOW THAT NEARLY ALL YOUR LIFE’S PLAN; GOOD JOB, GOOD BUSINESS, GOOD FAMILY, DRIVE THE BEST OF CARS, LIVE IN THE BEST OF HOUSES, ETC ALL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH YOUR EYES CAN CARRY YOU TOWARDS ACHIEVING THOSE DREAMS? IN SHORT, YOUR LIFE’S HOPE IS LITERARILY IN YOUR SIGHT.
Now that you know, can you do something today to protect your life’s hope and those of the many people around you? Take action today. Visit an eye doctor and also take your family members too. Tell someone about the need to preserve and protect their eyesight. For nearly two decades, I have been in the business of reducing these numbers and have joined numerous others from across the world in passing messages such as this one across to many. Help me spread this message and do all you can to make sure you are not counted in the numbers. TO PREVENT IS BETTER THAN TO CURE.
I leave you with this simple summary:
YOUR LIFE’S HOPE DEPENDS ON YOUR SIGHT…PRESERVE IT AT ALL COST.
