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13 October World Sight Day celebration to cure blindness for all
World Sight Day 2016 coordinated by International Agency to cure blindness, serves link between NGOs, institutions
World Sight Day 2016, initiated by Sight First Campaign by Lions Club International coordinated by International Agency for the prevention of Blindness in the world.
The 2016 World Sight Day was celebrated across the World on 13th October to focus on global blindness among the people.
The theme for WSD 2016 was Stronger together to raise awareness among the people to cure blindness and measures to prevent them.
Manipal University did public testing for 1000 persons
The Manipal University also started a campaign for public vision testing for almost 1000 persons last month.
The international Agency for the prevention of Blindness to serve as a link between the NGOs, educational institutions and government bodies who set up programmes for the prevention of blindness.
This agency was established in 1975 by late Sir John Wilson to coordinate the international efforts for prevention of blindness activities.
