The EUROVISION paper has been published today to coincide with World Sight Day - click here to view the paper. Many congratulations to those involved in the project!

The ECV wrote to Members of the European Parliament updating them on progress, sharing results from the Eurovision project, and asking for support on World Sight Day. Read a copy here.

The Eurovision paper was also presented at an online live webinar with ECOO (European Council of Optometry and Optics) on the evening of 8 October 2020.

ECV member organisations shared messages throughout the day.

ECV tweeted the following:

European Coalition for Vision calls for an end to eye health and vision inequalities in Europe by the year 2030 – #Equaleyes #HopeInSight - #WorldSightDay 8 October 2020
Against expectations, 26% of Europeans report unmet need for optical correction, study finds. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aos.14643 #ECV calls for concerted action in all countries to address these inequalities. #WorldSightDay 2000 #HopeInSight
Burden of unmet eyecare needs fall unequally on women, older people, smokers and people living in social isolation https://bit.ly/2GCAW1r #ECV calls for 10 year programme of concerted action at country level to tackle these inequalities.