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There are very many organisations and bodies which are concerned with sight, eyes, ophthalmics, eye health and related matters in the developing world and indeed world-wide. If you are interested in this subject, we suggest you consult the following non-exhaustive list and if you are aware of any sites we have missed, do please email us at info@adaptive-eyecare.com, and let us know. Of particular interest is the World Health Organization's site www.who.org and the Vision 20/20 programme. Vision 20/20 aims to treat all cases of preventable blindness by the year 2020, and of particular relevance to the work of Adaptive Eyecare is the fact that refractive error and low vision were identified as conditions justifying immediate priority for treatment when Vision 20/20 was announced in February 1999.

Other sites of interest include:

IAPB - The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Christoffel-Blindenmission International
Lions SightFirst
Vision Aid Overseas
Information about the World Health Organization and related NGO structure at the One World Sight Project website
VOSH International - Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity