# IAPB Vision Atlas

> A dynamic platform for global eye health data, trends and insights — informing critical decisions and action\.

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## Pages
- [Global data](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/global-data/)
- [Home](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/)
- [Topics](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/)
- [Investment case resources](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/the-value-of-vision-resources/)
- [FAQs](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/about/faqs/)

## Posts
- [The economic burden of blindness and vision impairment in Slovenia](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/the-economic-burden-of-blindness-and-vision-impairment-in-slovenia/): Vision loss cost Slovenia €5\.54 million in direct healthcare expenditure in 2022, with further costs from sickness absence\. 
- [The burden of undiagnosed age\-related eye diseases among older adults in Singapore](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/the-burden-of-undiagnosed-age-related-eye-diseases-among-older-adults-in-singapore/): More than one\-third of older Singaporeans had at least one undiagnosed age\-related eye disease\. 
- [Bhutan’s nationwide school survey reveals burden of refractive error among children](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/bhutans-nationwide-school-survey-reveals-burden-of-refractive-error-among-children/): Refractive error accounted for 96\.1% of visual impairment among school\-aged children in Bhutan\. 
- [Southern Ethiopia’s eye health workforce falls below recommended targets](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/southern-ethiopias-eye-health-workforce-falls-below-recommended-targets/): Critical shortages and the urban concentration of eye health professionals are limiting access to essential services across Southern Ethiopia, particularly in rural communities\. 
- [Global trachoma cases are projected to rise by 2040](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/global-trachoma-cases-are-projected-to-rise-by-2040/): Population growth and ageing are projected to push global trachoma cases up 23\.6% by 2040, even as prevalence continues to fall\. 

## Countries
- [American Samoa](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-data/american-samoa/)
- [Marshall Islands](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-data/marshall-islands/)
- [Northern Mariana Islands](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-data/northern-mariana-islands/)
- [Palau](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-data/palau/)
- [Tuvalu](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-data/tuvalu/)

## Country Investment Cases
- [Tunisia](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-investment-case/tunisia/)
- [Turkey](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-investment-case/turkey/)
- [Uganda](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-investment-case/uganda/)
- [Ukraine](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-investment-case/ukraine/)
- [Uzbekistan](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/country-investment-case/uzbekistan/)

## Topics
- [Better Education In Sight](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/better-education-in-sight/): Uncorrected refractive error costs children worldwide 6\.3 million years of schooling and $173 billion in future earnings every year\. 
- [Effective cataract surgical coverage](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/effective-cataract-surgical-coverage/): Cataract surgery is fast, straightforward, and inexpensive\. However for millions around the world, it remains out of reach\.
- [The Value of Vision](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/the-value-of-vision/): Investing $7 billion in eye health across low\- and middle\-income countries could return $199 billion in economic benefits — making it one of the best buys in global health\.
- [Effective coverage of refractive error care](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/erec/): A simple pair of spectacles can transform lives for hundreds of millions — yet glasses remain out of reach for far too many\.
- [Tracking 2030 In Sight Progress \(2024 Report\)](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/tracking-2030-in-sight-progress/): See how the sector is progressing towards the goals of the 2030 In Sight Strategy – to elevate, integrate and activate eye health\.

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/sitemap_index.xml)