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Lions World Sight Day

Focusing Attention on Preventing Blindness and Improving Sight

For more than 11 years, Lions World Sight Day, held annually in October, has focused attention on eliminating preventable blindness and improving sight. On World Sight Day, Lions clubs around the world conduct special sight-related projects including:

International World Sight Day Event

Lions Clubs International also sponsors an annual international event on World Sight Day. In 2009, Lions observed international World Sight Day in the Czech Republic. President Eberhard J. Wirfs presided over the events, which included:

BY THE NUMBERS

150,800

Number of athletes the Lions Clubs International–Special Olympics Opening Eyes program has screened at Special Olympics sporting events worldwide.

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