1 Billion Children with URE
- There are approximately 2.7 billion people living with uncorrected refractive error (URE), 1 billion of these are children.
- By the year 2050, there will be more than 1.3 billion children with myopia.
- By the year 2050, there will be more than 900 million children with uncorrected refractive errors, and 92% of these children will live in developing economies.
Functional Vision should be a Universal Human Right
- There is a need for world-wide and easily accessible child eye care services, that ensures that no child is excluded.
- There is no organization in the world that is dedicated specifically to refractive error correction and vision in children.
Our Proposal
- A dedicated and child-focused initiative, which strives to expand child eye health services by establishing robust and sustainable programs.
- CURE will work towards making much-needed eye care and low vision services accessible to all children in the world.
- Our emphasis will be on refractive services working with a network of partner organizations across the globe. This will have significant impact on the control and prevention of myopia as well as rehabilitative support for children with low vision.
One School at a Time
One School at a Time is designed to accelerate and enhance access to eye care services to children, across the globe. The program is focusing on four areas to make this happen.
- Creating Partnerships
- Supporting Local Expertise
- Raising Awareness and knowledge
- Support Services