24/08/2026
๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ง-๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ: ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต.
Vision is vital to our quality of life, independence, and overall well-being. Officially observed every August pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 40, s. 1954, Sight-Saving Month underscores the critical need to prevent avoidable blindness and manage visual impairments. Through early detection, regular comprehensive eye checkups, and proper eye care practices, major sight-threatening conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and refractive errors can be diagnosed and managed effectively.
๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ
to champion blindness prevention and accessible eye healthcare for every community
to encourage prompt medical consultation at the first sign of vision changes
and to advocate for regular eye screenings and proactive vision protection across all ages
๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐.
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๐: Kim Hannah Cepeda
๐ผ๏ธ: Joriel Reyes
References:
[1] Presidential Proclamation No. 40, s. 1954. Designating the Month of August as Sight-Saving Month. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
[2] Department of Health. (2026). National Prevention of Blindness Program Guidelines.