Mgilane Optometrists | Zanempilo Health Cntr Oxford St, East London 5200, Eastern Cape

provides the case for delivering high quality, advanced and equitable eye health and vision care for patients worldwide.<br/><br/>The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 285 million people suffer from moderate to severe vision loss with 39 million considered blind. Of these, 123 million (43%) have uncorrected distance refractive errors.<br/><br/>In addition, there are 517 million people with near vision impairment due to uncorrected presbyopia. Uncorrected refractive error is the leading cause of visual impairment globally which places a financial burden on the economy, is a significant contributing factor to poverty and is avoidable.<br/><br/>There are significant challenges for eye health with the increasing avoidable blindness and visual impairment. These include insufficient competent healthcare professionals, uneven distribution of resources and the inability to afford treatment. In order to meet the aims of the Global Action Plan, there must be a focus on the development of human resources, including optometrists,