‘Glasses of the Future’ competition launches to help kids get the right glasses to boost grades and life chances

Ahead of World Sight Day on 10th October, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) puts children at the forefront with the launch of the Glasses of the Future competition to creatively encourage children, parents and teachers to think about the importance of children’s eye health.  

Context: 

World Sight Day is an annual awareness day, spotlighting preventable blindness and vision impairment. Devastating research into children’s eye health has shown us that: 

  • Globally, at least 450 million children have a sight condition that needs treatment 
  • 90 million children are living with some form of sight loss  
  • 40% of childhood blindness is preventable or treatable 
Age categories: 
  • 5 and under: A glasses template is provided on the website to be downloaded and printed out for children to colour in and put their own designs on. 
  • 6-12: This category will design their own freeform glasses. An example is available on the website.
Prizes: 
  • Win up to ₹67,000 for their school  
  • See their glasses brought to life  
  • Take part in media interviews in conjunction with their school  
Competition deadline: 20th October 2024 
Winners’ announcement: 20th November 2024, UN World Children’s Day 

Visit www.iapb.world/glassesofthefuture to submit your entries now. 

Later in the year, there will be an opportunity to gain access to new research that highlights the extent to which correcting refractive error impacts a child’s academic performance and future lifetime income. Please let us know if you would be interested in promoting the competition in the meantime.  

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