TOMS Supports World Sight Day 2012 To Raise Awareness For Those With Avoidable Blindness And Visual Impairments

TOMS Supports World Sight Day 2012 To Raise Awareness For Those With Avoidable Blindness And Visual Impairments PR Newswire LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2012 With TOMS Eyewear, the One for One™ Company Helps Give Sight Around the World Through Prescription Eyeglasses, Cataract Surgeries and Medical Treatments LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, TOMS will once again align with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) by generating awareness in support of World Sight Day on October 11, 2012. World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness created to focus global attention on blindness, visual impairment and rehabilitation of the visually impaired. "Nearly every single human being can identify with not being able to see clearly, whether it's personally or through knowing someone who has had an issue with his or her eye sight," said Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS. "Realizing that so many millions of people are struggling with this issue each and every day, we feel compelled to continue to do our part to raise awareness and help those in need." According to WHO and VISION2020, the magnitude of visual impairment and blindness and their causes have been estimated as follows: About 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide. 39 million people are blind. 19 million children are visually impaired. About 90% of the world's visually impaired people live in developing countries.