Health Days

March is full of health days that are important for eye care, 23 March is celebrated as World Optometry Day. 23rd March to 30th March is celebrated as World Optometry week. It is an opportunity to draw the spotlight on a key eye care…

World Glaucoma Week 2022: March 6-12, 2022 Painting the World Green: Awareness and Early Detection Can Save Your Sight from Glaucoma The World Glaucoma Association (WGA) launches the “The world is bright, save your sight” campaign, a…

Retinoblastoma  Retinoblastoma is a cancer that starts in the retina, the very back part of the eye. It is the most common type of eye cancer in children. Retinoblastoma may occur in one or both eyes. It begins in the retina, the layer…

When is World Optometry Day? World Optometry Day is celebrated on the 23rd of March each year as a symbol of celebrating optometry as a profession. Different Governmental, Non Governmental eye health organizations and pioneers arrange…

World Glaucoma Week World Glaucoma Week is a global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) in order to raise awareness on glaucoma. Through a series of engaging worldwide activities, patients, eye-care providers, health…

Important International Health Days Anti-Leprosy Day Last Sunday in January World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday in January. The next World Leprosy Day will take place on 24h January 2021. World Cancer Day 4th…

 World Glaucoma Week is a global joint initiative between the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the World Glaucoma Patient Committee (WGPC), in order to raise awareness on glaucoma. Through a series of engaging worldwide activities…

World Sight Day, held on the second Thursday of October every year, aims to focus global attention on vision impairment and blindness. There is a different theme every year, with many of those who mark the Day taking the opportunity to…

World Diabetes Day World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. World Diabetes Day became an official United…

World Glaucoma Week: 2018 March 11-17, 2018 is the annual World Glaucoma Week(WGW). This collaborative project between the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the World Glaucoma Patient Association (WGPA) contributes to the…