Worldwide Ophthalmology and Healthcare-Related Observance Days
| Date |
Name of Day / Week |
Type |
| February 28 |
World Wet AMD Awareness Day |
Day |
| Second week of March |
World Glaucoma Week |
Week |
| March 23 |
World Optometry Day |
Day |
| Last week of April |
World Strabismus & Amblyopia Awareness Week |
Week |
| Second full week of May |
International Retinoblastoma Awareness Week |
Week |
| May 12 |
International Nurses Day |
Day |
| Second Wednesday in May |
International Receptionists' Day |
Day |
| June 13 |
World Eye Donation Day |
Day |
| June 20 |
World Nystagmus Day |
Day |
| July 23 |
World Sjögren’s Day |
Day |
| August 8 |
World Ophthalmologist Day |
Day |
| Last Saturday of September |
World Retina Day |
Day |
| Last Sunday of September |
World Retinitis Pigmentosa Day |
Day |
| Second Thursday of October |
World Sight Day |
Day |
| October 8–15 |
World Blindness Awareness Week |
Week |
| October 15 |
Thank Your Cleaner Day |
Day |
| November 10 |
World Keratoconus Day |
Day |
| November 14 |
World Diabetes Day |
Day |
| November 17 |
World Prematurity Day |
Day |