{"id":5045,"date":"2023-10-12T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/?p=5045"},"modified":"2025-03-26T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:57:41","slug":"world-sight-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/world-sight-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Sight Day","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-8-1024x477.png\" alt=\"Specsavers and the Canadian Council of the Blind Logo\" class=\"wp-image-5067\" style=\"width:350px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-8-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-8-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-8-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-8.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.6\">75% of Vision Loss Is Preventable and Treatable, but Half of Canadians Don&#8217;t Know It<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/World-Sight-Day-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"At the top of the graphic there is an eye with earth for an eyeball. Below this are the words &quot; World Sight Day&quot; written in black with a yellow background. Under this, there is one line to the left and right of the graphic and in between the lines, the date &quot; October 13th, 2023&quot;.\n\" class=\"wp-image-5076\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:5px;width:600px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/World-Sight-Day-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/World-Sight-Day-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/World-Sight-Day-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/World-Sight-Day-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/World-Sight-Day-3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This World Sight Day, we are encouraging Canadians who are overdue for an eye exam to book an appointment with their local optometrist,&#8221; said&nbsp;Jim Tokos, National President, The Canadian Council of the Blind. &#8220;There is a common myth that if your vision is good then your eyes are healthy. Unfortunately, that is not always true. More than 8 million Canadians are living with an eye disease that may lead to blindness.<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;The goal is always to catch eye diseases before eyes start to show symptoms.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\"><sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;A Report Card on Vision Health in Canada, The Canadian Council of the Blind and Fighting Blindness Canada. October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Specsavers and the Canadian Council of the Blind mark World Sight Day with national survey unveiling insights and behaviours that put vision at risk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/75-of-vision-loss-is-preventable-and-treatable-but-half-of-canadians-don-t-know-it-811299710.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Click Here to Access the Full Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>75% of Vision Loss Is Preventable and Treatable, but Half of Canadians Don&#8217;t Know It &#8220;This World Sight Day, we are encouraging Canadians who are overdue for an eye exam to book an appointment with their local optometrist,&#8221; said&nbsp;Jim Tokos, National President, The Canadian 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