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Published: 26 June 2016

Eyeglasses for Global Development: Bridging the Visual Divide

With 50% of the global population (and 65% of East Asia’s) expected to be short-sighted by 2050, this new report signals a first step by EYElliance, a new multistakeholder coalition, to address the world’s visual divide through public-private cooperation.

With 50% of the global population (and 65% of East Asia’s) expected to be short-sighted by 2050, this new report signals a first step by EYElliance, a new multistakeholder coalition, to address the world’s visual divide through public-private cooperation.

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