# 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/)
- [Topics](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/)
- [FAQs](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/about/faqs/)
- [Definitions](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/about/definitions/)
- [Global investment case](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/global-investment-case/)

## Posts
- [Vision Crisis in Vietnamese Classrooms: Study Reveals Nearly 40% of Students Affected by Refractive Errors](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/vision-crisis-in-vietnamese-classrooms-study-reveals-nearly-40-of-students-affected-by-refractive-errors/): A comprehensive meta\-analysis reveals that 37\.6% of Vietnamese schoolchildren have refractive errors, with myopia affecting an estimated 6 million children and contributing to Asia's growing vision health crisis\.
- [Nepal RAAB reveals progress in combating avoidable vision impairment](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/nepals-rapid-assessment-of-avoidable-blindness-reveals-progress-in-combating-avoidable-vision-impairment/): Nepal has achieved remarkable success in eye health, reducing vision impairment rates by more than half over the past decade\. While challenges persist, the progress shows effective interventions are working\.
- [Egypt becomes the 27th country globally to eliminate trachoma](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/egypt-becomes-the-27th-country-globally-to-eliminate-trachoma/): Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the 7th country in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region and the 27th globally to achieve this milestone\. 
- [Bhutan conducts first\-ever RARE study to estimate the national eREC](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/bhutan-conducts-first-ever-rare-study-to-estimate-the-national-erec/): Bhutan's first Rapid Assessment of Refractive Error study reports effective refractive error coverage of 74% for distance and 31% for near vision\.
- [Iranian study stresses the importance of early vision screening in children](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/news/iranian-study-stresses-the-importance-of-early-vision-screening-in-children/): Early vision screening is critical for school\-entering children, with Iranian research showing nearly 1 in 10 affected, particularly girls, urban dwellers, and those with a family history of eye disorders\.

## 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
- [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\.
- [Tracking 2030 In Sight Progress \(2025 Report\)](https://visionatlas.iapb.org/topics/tracking-2030-in-sight-progress-2025-report/): Progress against the 2030 In Sight Strategy — 2025 update\.

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