Child eye health

See why millions of children live with treatable vision problems—and what can be done to change it. Best viewed on desktop — scroll slowly to explore the full data story.

Burton, M. et al. Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: Vision Beyond 2020. The Lancet Global Health (2021).

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