Overview

• Eye specialists reiterate that more than 80% of vision problems can be avoided or treated with early detection, urging routine exams and simple habits like the 20-20-20 rule, frequent blinking and proper screen distance.
• Spain’s Miranza barometer reports dry eye in 27% of the population and increasing in younger people, with an ocular well‑being score of 5.23/10 and limited belief that modifiable habits affect vision.
• A Lima survey finds 70% do not recognize dry eye as a disease and 79.2% have never been diagnosed despite symptoms, with frequent self‑medication and few annual checkups despite long daily screen time.
• At Argentina’s glaucoma congress, clinicians highlight AI tools, new surgical options and combination eye drops to improve detection and care for a largely underdiagnosed condition that can cause irreversible vision loss.
• WHO-aligned messages stress cataract as the leading cause of avoidable blindness with highly effective surgery but uneven access, as outreach like free screening tents in Oviedo brings preventive checks to hundreds of people.