World Sight Day Social Media

With World Sight Day (WSD) fast approaching we have developed some suggested tweets and Facebook posts that you can use to help spread the word leading up to and during WSD.

Twitter

Hashtags

#WSD14#eyehealthhero#NoMoreAvoidableBlindness

In the lead up to World Sight Day – 1-8 October

Please feel free to use any of the following tweets leading up to World Sight Day that best suit your needs:

Around 223.4 million people globally are blind or vision impaired; 80% of this is preventable or treatable #NoMoreAvoidableBlindness
Nearly one million people in Austwill be vision impaired & 100k blind by 2020, if action is not taken#WSD14
In Australia, 75% of vision impairment is preventable or treatable. An eye exam is the best way to look after your sight #WSD14
75% of vision impairment is preventable or treatable in Aust; 94% for Indigenous Australians#NoMoreAvoidableBlindness
For many in the developing world, blindness or vision impairment means a life of poverty. We are working to change this#WSD14
We think [Insert name] is an Eye health Hero! And this is why: [Insert graphic with link to story] #eyehealthhero

On World Sight Day - 9 October

Please feel free to use any of the following tweets on World Sight Day:

Today is World Sight Day & this year we’re calling for #NoMoreAvoidableBlindness #WSD14 @Vision2020Aus
Regular eye exams can pick up early signs of eye disease so it can be diagnosed & treated #WSD14 @Vision2020Aus
75% of vision loss in Australia is preventable or treatable. Save your sight – get tested. #WSD14 @Vision2020Aus [insert link ]
Have you heard about the amazing work [Insert name of hero] does and how [he/she] is improving lives? [Insert graphic and link to story]

World Sight Day Facebook

In the lead up to World Sight Day – 1-8 October

Topic

Status Update

Graphic

Eye Health Hero / [Insert hero name] is our Eye Health Hero
[Insert a line about why]
Read more: [link to their story]
#eyehealthhero #WSD14 / Hero graphic
No More Avoidable Blindness / World Sight Day is on 9 October & this year we are calling for #NoMoreAvoidableBlindness
Do your bit, get your eyes tested!
#WSD14 / Photo with poster or

Global / Did you know?
Around 696 million people around the world are needlessly blind or vision impaired
No more avoidable blindness
Get your eyes tested
#WSD14 /
Australia / Did you know?
Nearly 1 million Australians over the age of 40 will be vision impaired by 2020, if action is not taken
No more avoidable blindness
Get your eyes tested
#WSD14 /
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people / Did you know?
Some 94% of vision loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is preventable or treatable
No more avoidable blindness
Get your eyes tested
#WSD14 /
Independence and participation / Did you know?
Vision loss significantly affects an individual’s physical and emotional wellbeing, and can impact their independence
Get your eyes tested
#WSD14 /

On World Sight Day - 9 October

Topic

Status Update

Graphic

Global / Today we are celebrating World Sight Day and calling for No More Avoidable Blindness!
Around 223.4 million people globally have vision loss;80 per cent of which is avoidable or treatable,there is still a lot to be done!
You can help by getting your eyes tested!
#NoMoreAvoidableBlindness #WSD14 / Photo of staff/CEO etc.. with the No more avoidable blindness poster or this graphic:

Australia / In Australia, 75% of vision loss is preventable or treatable.Today is World Sight Day and we’re calling for No More Avoidable Blindness.You can help by getting your eyes tested!
#NoMoreAvoidableBlindness #WSD14
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people / Today we are celebrating World Sight Day and calling for No More Avoidable Blindness!
Blindness rates in Indigenous adults are 6 times than that of the wider Australian adult community, yet some 35% have never had an eye exam.
Do you bit, get your eyes tested!
#NoMoreAvoidableBlindness #WSD14
Independence Participation / Today we are celebrating World Sight Day and calling for No More Avoidable Blindness!
People with vision loss tend to be less independent and have three times the risk of depression of those with normal vision.
With 75% of vision loss in Australia preventable or treatable, it is important to play your part and get your eyes tested!
#NoMoreAvoidableBlindness #WSD14
Hero & No More Avoidable blindness / Meet [Insert name], [she/he] is an Eye Health Hero and is working towards no more avoidable blindness.Read more: [Insert link to story]
#eyehealthhero #WSD14 / Hero graphic
Hero & Improving the lives of others / Meet [Insert name], [she/he] is an Eye Health Hero and is working to improve the lives or others.Read more: [Insert link to story]
#eyehealthhero #WSD14 / Hero graphic
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