Uncorrected blurry vision is a significant public health issue, especially in Low and Middle-Income Countries(LMICs), because of limited availability, affordability and accessibility of eye care services.
It is not only a health problem, but also a problem of economic development, education, social participation. Women and girls are disproportionately affected, highlighting that blurry vision also has a gender dimension. There is a need for comprehensive eye care, integrating services, addressing Uncorrected blurry vision into National Health Systems.
Uncorrected blurry vision is the second leading cause of blindness, following cataracts. It is the main cause of moderate and severe vision impairment, affecting an estimated 826 million people worldwide.
High myopia is expected to increase globally, potentially impacting more children, if not addressed. Children with vision loss are 2-5 times less likely to be in formal education in LMICs.
It is estimated that the vision impairment can lead to global economic losses of $411 billion in productivity each year.
Uncorrected blurry vision disproportionately impacts people in LMICs, specifically older people and individuals in disadvantaged populations, in which access to eye care services is often limited.
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1. Enabling Market Systems for Sustainable Eye Health
TCCV’s market-shaping approach fosters an enabling environment for a resilient and equitable private sector, ensuring accessible and affordable eye health services for all.
2. Advancing a Scalable Model to Eliminate Avoidable Sight Loss
Through its work in Kenya, TCCV demonstrates an effective, country-led model for eradicating blurry vision—providing a blueprint for replication across other low- and middle-income countries.
3. Strengthening Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration and Collective Action
TCCV serves as a convening platform that unites governments, civil society, private sector, and development partners to drive coordinated, system-wide solutions for eye health.
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By leveraging our collective resources and knowledge, by using a systems approach, and by working collaboratively across private, public and nonprofit sectors, we strategically change the vision care system and market, leading to our members and other stakeholders achieving the scale required to address Uncorrected Refractive Error. Resultantly, it will lead to people globally utilizing vision care services and products in a sustainable way.
TCCV is the glue in the sector
TCCV strengthens sectoral coordination by convening key stakeholders, coalitions, and partners to align strategies and advance system-wide solutions for eye health.
• Scaling proven models from pilot projects to national programmes, ensuring wider reach and sustained impact.
• Integrating initiatives within national and local health systems to strengthen delivery and ensure long-term ownership.
• Focusing on local capacity, policy support, and financial viability to create sustainable change beyond the project cycle.
• Bringing together government, private sector, and civil society to drive collective action for stronger health outcomes.
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We build member capacities in analyzing the vision care system at national and global level to determine leverage points and to decide upon and prioritise activities with the most impact. While evaluating the systemic impact, we track country progress with agreed upon shared measurement tools, document and share best practices and tool kits.
We create shared and aligned approaches to delivering integrated refractive error service catalyze country-level collaborations on the systems change agenda and promote the uptake of evidence-based models and vision access solutions.
We aim to develop consensus views on key issues and create collective advocacy strategies for members to implement. In addition, we equip members with resources to advocate for priority policies, regulations and local/national/global action plans; activate new funding opportunities for members by providing them with compelling arguments and data.
We strategically engage our stakeholders from the eye care system and in a multi-sector approach to assure that all voices inform our strategy and practice; build partnerships and cross-sector collaboration at national and global level; prevent duplication of effort.