Glasses of the Future competition 

Overview 

For World Sight Day 2024, IAPB is planning to focus on young people’s eye health, highlighting the impact that eye screening in childhood can have on their success at school and beyond.

IAPB will be producing research showing the benefits of eye screenings for young people by highlighting that getting glasses for children that need them would increase their lifetime earnings, academic performance and boost global/national economies. This will emphasise the importance for people to get their eyes tested, and particularly encourage parents to ensure their children’s eyes are being tested regularly.

To supplement this story, IAPB will also be running a global competition that would invite children across the world to design the ‘glasses of the future’. They will be asked to design a pair of glasses, thinking about the material, the look, and any additional features they think that the ‘glasses of the future’ couldn’t be without.

A competition website will be created by IAPB, with support from 89up, to collect submissions. It will outline information about the competition and highlight the World Sight Day statistics. Apart from the design itself, submissions will consist of name and contact details, an image of the artist, a written description and opt-in consent for IAPB to use the artwork in campaign materials.

Using a transparent  , 89up will manage submissions and create a shortlist for each category. A judging panel of IAPB members and partners will decide the final winners for each category which will be announced on World Children’s Day on 20 November 2024.