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dec 31, 1881 - London Society for the Prevention of Blindness is established

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Focusing attention on the causes and prevention of blindness at an International Congress of Hygiene in Geneva. Interest in preventing blindness continues sporadically over the next several decades.

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dec 31, 1881
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~ 144 years ago