World Sight Day An important advocacy opportunity for us is
World Sight Day – celebrated every year on the second Thursday
of October, to raise awareness of avoidable blindness. It’s so
important for us to spread the word in the countries in which we
work, to let people know what services are available to them,
from eye tests to assistance for those who are blind. World
Sight Day is a chance to do just that – and every year
Sightsavers thinks of new and imaginative ways to highlight
issues surrounding blindness. As well as spreading the word
among communities, it’s a great way of grabbing the attention of
governments and decision-makers, to help make sure eye health
and blindness are on their agenda. World Sight Day 2009 World
Sight Day was celebrated on 8 October in 2009 and the day saw an
array of exciting events take place across the world! World
Sight Day 2008 World Sight Day was a great success in 2008,
taking place on Thursday 9 October. The theme was 'Eyes on the
Future: fighting visual impairment in l