Kathmandu, Dec 30: The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has decided to hold an international conference named ‘In Sight Live Nepal’ in Kathmandu coming May. The conference will be held on May 9-11, 2025.

The representatives of IAPB working in the sector of blindness eradication and eye health will attend the event. The members of IAPB are international charities, Eye Hospitals, educational and commercial institutions.

Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Nepal Eye Hospital, Tilganga Eye Institute and BP Eye Foundation are the members of IAPB in Nepal.
The last IAPB conference was held in Mexico early this year.

Chief of IAPB South East Asia, Yuddha Dhwoj Sapkota, informed that as many as 500 representatives from 100 countries will attend the event being organized in Nepal.

Similarly, Executive Director at Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Dr Shailesh Kumar Mishra, informed that the event would focus on necessary strategies and plans to be put in place for health eye till 2030.(RSS)