# @theroyalfamily on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T09:17:08.000+00:00
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👁️ On World Sight Day, we celebrate the extraordinary progress made against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. The number of people estimated to be at risk has fallen by 94%, demonstrating what can be achieved when communities, health workers, governments and partners work together.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB),  looks forward to joining eye health leaders at the upcoming Global Eye Health Summit in Antigua and Barbuda in early November, helping to amplify the work being done around the world to prevent avoidable sight loss.

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📸 The Duchess of Edinburgh at the Kirtipur Eye Hospital in Nepal in 2025. 

👁️ On World Sight Day, we celebrate the extraordinary progress made against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. The number of people estimated to be at risk has fallen by 94%, demonstrating what can be achieved when communities, health workers, governments and partners work together.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB),  looks forward to joining eye health leaders at the upcoming Global Eye Health Summit in Antigua and Barbuda in early November, helping to amplify the work being done around the world to prevent avoidable sight loss.

#WorldSightDay

📸 “Shakul’s Eyes”  by Marijn Fidder, taken in Uganda. Winner of Professional Photo of the Year in IAPB’s 2020 World Sight Day Photo Competition. The Duchess of Edinburgh will be a judge in this year’s competition. 

 👁️ On World Sight Day, we celebrate the extraordinary progress made against trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. The number of people estimated to be at risk has fallen by 94%, demonstrating what can be achieved when communities, health workers, governments and partners work together.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB),  looks forward to joining eye health leaders at the upcoming Global Eye Health Summit in Antigua and Barbuda in early November, helping to amplify the

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