According To estimates from the WHO, global output could be increased by roughly 271 billion US dollars if all patients with severe visual impairments received the appropriate eyewear.



Global Vision Crisis

However, the global crisis in relation to the number of uncorrected visual defects that could be removed by eyeglasses or contact lenses is worsening. 2.2 billion people do not currently have access to eyecare, 625 million people have to live with defective vision or the threat of blindness because there are simply no eye doctors or optometrists in their country who could examine their eyes and fit the appropriate eyewear. However,defective vision will increase around the globe in the future – because, for example, the world population will grow faster than the number of optometrists,making it increasingly difficult to guarantee widespread eye care. But also because our modern lifestyle poses new challenges to good and healthy vision.Experts estimate that 1 billion people will be affected by high myopia, or severe short-sightedness, in 2050 - 15 October 2018

As a responsible company and a leading supplier of medical solutions for eye and vision care, ZEISS together with the Christoffel Mission For the Blind (CBM) and other partners is committed to ensuring that more people in all regions of the world gain access to this care.


What glasses help when, and why early detection is so important: what everyone should know about good vision is contained in the brochure “A Clear View of Life“.

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