Film released to promote good eye health in children.

ISLAMABAD -- While over two million children are already locked out of learning due to the devastating floods of 2022, the impact of poor eye health will further affect child development and can lead to children missing school.

However, a large number of parents avoid purchasing glasses for their children especially for daughters just because of societal stigmas associated with wearing glasses.

An international development organisation, Sightsavers, said it would use art to ensure good eye health for children because the impact of poor eye health will only increase the number of out of school children.

The organisation said over four million children in Pakistan were estimated to have 'uncorrected refractive error (URE)', which included short and...