- By Priyanka Munshi
- Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
World Sight Day 2023: Every year on October 12, people from all across the globe The purpose of this day is to increase public awareness of the factors that lead to blindness and vision problems. Around the world, a huge number of people struggle with blindness or other issues with their eyes. A person's entire life might be significantly and permanently impacted by a visual impairment.
World Sight Day was first celebrated in 1917 by Lions Clubs International, which William Perry Woods created in 1916. The well-known project "SightFirst" started in 1990 to fight trachoma-related blindness. Millions of people around the world have benefited from the project, which generates money for patients who are blind.
A person's entire life might be significantly and permanently impacted by a visual impairment. (Image Credit: Freepik)
During this campaign, the International Association of the Blind (IAPB) agreed to commemorate World Sight Day on the second Thursday of every October.
So here we have curated some of the wishes, messages, and quotes that you can share on World Sight Day.
World Sight Day 2023 Wishes
Make an appointment with an eye doctor and get a check-up to make sure you are healthy. Have a safe and healthy World Sight Day!
The world is beautiful, make sure you protect your eyesight so you don’t miss it. Take care, stay healthy and be safe on this occasion of World Sight Day.
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This World Sight Day, let’s find the solutions to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to sight. Let’s pledge to spread the message of #HopeInSight.
On the occasion of World Sight Day, let us stand together and make more and more people aware of blindness and issues of vision. - Happy World Sight Day!
Today is World Sight Day. Open your eyes and recognize the need for proper protection and care to stay healthy.
World Sight Day 2023 Quotes
If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it. "-Criss Jami.
Make an appointment with an eye doctor and get a check-up to make sure you are healthy. Have a safe and healthy World Sight Day! (Image Credit: Freepik)
"I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism."-Sylvester Stallone.
"To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable."-John Milton.
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"Blind people don't look the same. That play of expression isn't there. You know, when you're born blind, you don't have anyone to model yourself after. When you lose your sight, you tend to forget what you're supposed to look like."-Fay Connors.
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." -Mark Twain