World Sight Day 2025

1. Core Information

• What it is: It is an International Day of Awareness referred to as World Sight Day.
• Frequency & Timing: This is held annually on the second week of October.
• 2025 Date: This puts the celebration on the 9 th day of October, 2025.

2. 2025 Theme: LoveYourEyes

• The 2025 campaign will be based on a special theme known as the LoveYourEyes.
• It is a straightforward, practical appeal to the masses, and it puts personal accountability and taking of active control over the health of the eyes in the hands of the individual.
• It makes people visit eye doctors on a regular basis and embrace eye-saving practices.

3. Historical Background

• Origin (1998): Lions Clubs International and other organizations in the world that fight blindness are the key partners that presented the first World Sight Day in 1998.
• Inclusion in a Larger Initiative: The event became a part of VISION 2020, a large international project.
• VISION 2020 Leadership: The International Agency of Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) organized VISION 2020.
• Collaborative Framework: It was a structured shared initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the IAPB, as this matter was pointed out as a priority in the field of public health.

4. International Inclusion and Cooperation.

• World Sight Day is not a program of a single entity but a massive group of partners.
• This coalition includes:
• Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
• Professional Association (e.g. of optometrists, ophthalmologists)
• Hospitals and eye-care institutions.
• Corporations (in most cases, belonging to the healthcare and optical realms)
• Such a wide engagement can make the difference in the global reach and impact of the day, which is advocacy, professional knowledge, and serving the community.