Vision loss is linked to a host of other development issues including poverty, lack of education, gender inequality, and lack of access to clean water and healthcare. Today, we are setting our sights on addressing the root causes of avoidable vision loss and raising the bar in global eye health. Through all of this, we will take practical steps to minimize the environmental impact of our work. While all of the Sustainable Development Goals are interconnected, in the image above we have highlighted six goals that are most closely connected to our mission.