With our network of partners, trained eye health providers and dedicated supporters, we're breaking down the barriers to access that many women face and helping to deliver sight-saving care through Women-Led Green Vision Centers.
Throughout the world, women and girls experience avoidable blindness and vision loss at a higher rate than men and boys. More than 55% of all people with vision loss are women and girls. In addition to the obstacles they already face in accessing quality eye care, many women and girls encounter additional gender-specific barriers as well.